tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post103330674451520856..comments2024-03-17T18:37:36.377-07:00Comments on Geotripper: The Doing of Big Things...Remembering Neil Armstrong (and Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, and a cast of thousands)Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-25084577196423536682012-08-26T06:59:39.871-07:002012-08-26T06:59:39.871-07:00Very moving piece, Garry. Right on.
I've alwa...Very moving piece, Garry. Right on.<br /><br />I've always been fascinated by the Pioneer spacecraft in particular, as they move past the outer solar system and beyond. <br /><br />"The power source on Pioneer 10 finally degraded to the point where the signal to Earth dropped below the threshold for detection in 2003. Pioneer 10 will continue to coast silently as a ghost ship through deep space into interstellar space, heading generally for the red star Aldebaran, which forms the eye of Taurus (The Bull). Aldebaran is about 68 light years away and it will take Pioneer over 2 million years to reach it." (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/missions/archive/pioneer.html)<br /><br />Oh the wonders they will see!Nina Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08965179274125274725noreply@blogger.com