But, once Neil raised it, the whole scientific community had to rush out and make sure it was covered by filling in the gaps. I think that is what he is suggesting.
Including, I suppose, time-traveling back to the 1980s and planting one in the Smithsonian, where and when I first saw a sublimator in person. Or perhaps telepathically altering my memory. Baker complains that NASA ignores him. Perhaps he would be more successful if he were able to recruit some appropriately qualified allies? But the record shows Baker is roundly regarded as a crackpot. And for good reason, it appears.