I don't get it... (Score 1)

So they are sending these organisms out into outer space to see if they can withstand the natural forces of outer space in order to prove that life "might" not have originated from elements native to earth? Assuming evolution is true, (or, rather, since so many of us disagree on or can't accept the word evolution, assuming traits come and go depending on their necessity of our survival in our environment is true), any organism or life form that would have come from outer space and been strong enough to survive the travel from wherever it came from in the strenuous conditions space provides, would no longer have those traits while living on earth as it no longer needs those traits. Especially since it has been so long that life has been on earth. These people are trying to take something they think "came from space" and put it "back" into space without any of the protective traits it "might" have had when it "was" living there. This makes no sense what so ever. It seems to me that they are setting themselves up for failure. They would have to "train" an organism and let it "learn" survive in increasingly more strenuous conditions closer to that of space over years and then maybe the organism might be able to survive. Even then, it would not prove that life "might" have come from some other source than the elements of earth, it would only further prove natural selection. What a waste of time and money, unless they are trying to prove natural selection (which we know already exists.. )