re: "The West Wing" on space
Yes, Delbert, I saw it. It made me feel good, too - especially the reminder that the Voyager Disc has crossed the heliopause and is officially out of the Solar System.
Now that's immortality.
Anyone who missed it ought to catch it in re-run over the summer. Here's the episode synopsis at NBC's website. It doesn't do justice the space-related part, at all.