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New Horizons Gets First Glimpse of Pluto
Physorg.com ^
| 11/30/06
| NASA
Posted on 11/30/2006 5:05:50 PM PST by Historix
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To: mhx
Hmmm... come to think of it, the images didn't help.
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posted on
11/30/2006 6:12:53 PM PST
by
dangus
(Pope calls Islam violent; Millions of Moslems demonstrate)
To: Historix
One thing I haven't heard anyone comment on is that the New Horizons spacecraft is going from Earth to Jupiter in 13 months. They must have hooked on a couple of afterbuners on the Atlas that sent it on its way. That thing is moving!
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posted on
11/30/2006 6:18:33 PM PST
by
Tiny
("The Universe is not only stranger than we imagine, its stranger than we can imagine." Einstein)
To: Tiny
Well, they did this on purpose in light of how long the Voyagers took to reach the distance of Pluto. The made the probe small and used the Atlas V 551 to increase the speed. Also, in a pretty rare maneuver, NASA is using Jupiter for a slingshot (I don't know if they did this for the Voyagers) that will shorted the trip by 3 years. This is the fastest object we have launched and it took only 9 hours to cross lunar orbit from launch. Compare that to 3.5 days for an Apollo mission!
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posted on
11/30/2006 6:33:10 PM PST
by
Historix
To: Historix
Try removing the space between < and img.
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posted on
11/30/2006 6:37:22 PM PST
by
null and void
(To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone. --Reba McEntire)
To: Tiny
Uh... it's more like 13 years.
To: willgolfforfood
CRAP!!!
13 months to JUPITER is about correct.
I think it's a little over 10 years to get all the way to PLUTO.
But, CRAP. Who ever expected orbital mechanics to be confusing?!?!?
To: Historix
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posted on
11/30/2006 6:56:10 PM PST
by
Cobra64
(Why is the War on Terror being managed by the DEFENSE Department?)
To: Historix
For my vacation, I'm sataying at Saturn to see the sites.
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posted on
11/30/2006 6:58:40 PM PST
by
Cobra64
(Why is the War on Terror being managed by the DEFENSE Department?)
To: ErnBatavia
Thanks. I added your comment to my master. (With attribution)
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posted on
11/30/2006 7:06:01 PM PST
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null and void
(To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone. --Reba McEntire)
To: null and void
Thanks. I added your comment to my master. (With attribution) I don't want attribution! It took me four or five different FReepers (via begging Freepmails) to get me - a total lightweight with this technology - to pound that into my head.. Thanks again. I put your tutorial on my desktop (that was hard enough for me!); don't be surprised if I post some reply in color one of these days...
Cheers, Bat :)~
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posted on
11/30/2006 7:17:50 PM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(recent nightmare: Googled up "Helen Thomas nude"....)
To: ErnBatavia
Nope. You get attribution. It's tastefully done...
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posted on
11/30/2006 7:23:36 PM PST
by
null and void
(To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone. --Reba McEntire)
To: Historix
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posted on
11/30/2006 9:08:24 PM PST
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Historix
To: Historix
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posted on
11/30/2006 9:09:28 PM PST
by
Historix
To: Historix
Yes, the Voyagers used Jupiter as a slingshot, as did Cassini. New Horizons could have gone on to Pluto without the slingshot maneuver, but it would take an extra four years to arrive. As it stands, it's just under 10 years from launch (Jan 19, 2006) to Pluto encounter (July 14, 2015).
Go New Horizons, Go! Go, P-ALICE, Go!
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12/01/2006 3:11:22 PM PST
by
MikeD
(We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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