The fastest spacecraft ever launched began the first full day of its 3-billion mile journey to Pluto, where it will study the last unexplored planet and the mysterious icy area that surrounds it.

I hope I'm still around when it gets there. I would really like to find out what it finds upon arrival.

I fully expect to be around when the findings are shared.

Should take 9-10 years of travel. Interesting that the sling-shot around Saturn takes 5 years off the travel time.

Reports say that something like 45 minutes of time will be available for study of Pluto, before the "piano" size craft continues on, powered by its 55 lbs of I believe they said. plutonium.

If this is the power source, it is ironical that it is named after the planet it seeks.

I hope I reach age 67 to see the results of the flight. If not, I suppose, I will just have to send my spirit to Pluto and watch it go by. ;)

It's all a big cover up there are no other planets, it's away for the rich leaders of the world to get a tax cut. Pluto as any of us older folks would know was a dog in a cartoon. The money will come out of uranus{as tax $} which inturn will surely cause your mercury to rise.

Originally posted by mad dog
It's all a big cover up there are no other planets, it's away for the rich leaders of the world to get a tax cut. Pluto as any of us older folks would know was a dog in a cartoon. The money will come out of uranus{as tax $} which inturn will surely cause your mercury to rise.
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