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Sen. Walter Sobchak

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3. I hate it when they burn them up

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Fri Sep 15, 2017, 03:42 PM

Sep 2017

I wish they had flung it out from Saturn on the chance it survived long-enough for an encounter with Uranus or Neptune but even if not just to serve as monuments to our civilization that will persist long after the fundamentalists return us to to the dark ages.

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NASA Mission Control Live: Cassinis Finale at Saturn [View all] LongTomH Sep 2017 OP

Big, big moment in human history. byronius Sep 2017 #1

Amazing stuff! Sadly tho Plucketeer Sep 2017 #2

I hate it when they burn them up Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #3

Without fuel, it could not align with Earth to transmit. longship Sep 2017 #5

I'm not pretending to be rational about it, I just get attached Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #6

Without fuel with which to navigate, impossible. longship Sep 2017 #9

They used the fuel at Saturn for the twice extended mission Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #10

No prob, my friend. Just making sure everybody else understands. longship Sep 2017 #11

And now Trump has put a person who doesn't believe in Science as head of NASA? Botany Sep 2017 #4

Good bye Friend............................and Thanks for the memories 20 years worth turbinetree Sep 2017 #7

Thanks for the post! Equinox Moon Sep 2017 #8