Another exciting mission due to launch I think tonight . Its purpose is to explore Pluto, its moons and the kuiper belt and due to arrive there in 2015.
Funny thing is though Ken its supposed to be the fastest spacecraft launched , it will fly by the moon in 9hrs and reach jupiter by feb next year....just mind boggling the distances hey
Funny thing is though Ken its supposed to be the fastest spacecraft launched , it will fly by the moon in 9hrs and reach jupiter by feb next year....just mind boggling the distances hey
Did anyone else add their name to the name database a few months ago that they copied to a disc and strapped to New Horizons? I may have read about it here actually... can't remember (I seem to remember one memeber hoping aliens don't use it as a hit list =P ). Good luck to it! (the spaceprobe, not the killing aliens).
I sure hope they are able to launch it soon, otherwise it'll miss its chance for a gravity assist from Jupiter.. another *3 years* in flight if they miss Jupiter!
Would also love to see the images it captures of Jupiter on its way past.
yep Twokids,i make it about 5.24a.m. sydney time,for lauch.
anybody know of any sydney free to air channels,that may be screening the lauch?
(weather permitting)
i read they need to lauch before Jan28th,to make the jupiter,gravity assist.
Godspeed,New Horizons.
my name is on the cd,on the craft.my certification number is 391,000&something!?
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