Comments on: Pluto launch, take 3

By: Thomas Siefert

Thomas Siefert — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:54:34 +0000

Tracy, when I read your comment I thought: “Gee, I’m happy that I’m not gonna be that old then”.
Then I realised that I will be 48.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:49:34 +0000

It was an amazing launch! Can’t wait for it to arrive in 2015. I’ll be 47 then and it will be worth the wait.

By: Nigel Depledge

Nigel Depledge — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:02:51 +0000

Philippec – have you ever driven a single-seater racing car …?

Dukrous – here’s hoping it won’t HIT Pluto, but will swing by and then explore more of the Kuiper Belt.

Best of luck, New Horizons.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:29:16 +0000

Alexf: It will reach the distance of the Moon’s orbit in about 9 hours!

By: Pro Libertate

Pro Libertate — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:16:12 +0000

Okay, I can answer my own question. The Planetary Society has a page summarizing the mission details. Now that the launch has hit the window for the Jupiter encounter, the expected arrival at Jupiter is February/March 2007.

By: Alexf

Alexf — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:15:39 +0000

Saw it live on NASA TV a few minutes after 14:00 EST (19:00 UTC). It was beautiful!

In 9 days it will go past the moon and in just a short 10 years we’ll get pictures of Pluto! Can’t wait!

Now, to connect to the other thread what do the astrologers say about the futurwe of this probe? Will Pluto be”in conjunction”? (whatever that means)

By: Stuart

Stuart — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:10:06 +0000

Way to go, couldn’t connect to the NASA webcams, too busy I expect, but amazingly live coverage on Sky News (nothing on CNN!).

Very quick to go and climb rate was staggering, way to go!