New Horizons mission to Pluto

[John Esak]

orizons mission to Pluto
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> Quoting John Esak (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:44:07 -0500):
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> > > I can think of a few people I wish were onboard.
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> > :-)
> > I know I wish I was... and I'm dead serious...
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> > Funny thing is... I know there are lots of folks on this list who wish I
> > were on it, too. :-) :-)
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> Well, it _is_ a one-way trip.  (And you'd probably get bored during
> the 9-1/2 years it'll take to get to Pluto.  Well, except for the
> Jupiter flyby next year.  But aside from that, there's not much
> going on between now and then.)

I'll be happy to live another 9 and 1/2 months... but, as Mark points out,
in dog years that's a *lot* longer. :-)

JE