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Pluto Mission Approved

Posted by michael on from the wild-black-yonder dept.

JimPooley writes "The BBC are reporting here that a budget of $30 million has been approved by the US House and Senate conference committee to develop the mission to Pluto. They also agreed to fully fund future missions to Mars, and gave the go-ahead for a probe to orbit Europa."

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  1. In other News.... by Kailden · · Score: 3, Funny

    Trips to Goofy, Mickey, and Donald were cancelled due to budget constraints.

    Will Pluto be the ninth planet of the solar system when we fly-by?

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