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Galileo To Commit Mechacide

Posted by Hemos on from the do-not-go-gentle-into-that-good-night dept.

taylor writes "The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the old explorer spacecraft Galileo will soon commit suicide after flying a final mission. The spacecraft has been orbiting Juptiter for seven years. Tomorrow, Galileo will pass Amalthea, a tiny moon of that planet, to gather information about the moon's gravitational pull on the spacecraft, and thus about its material makeup. Immediately thereafter, Galileo will move quickly through Jupiter's rings, exposing itself to 100 times the radiation a human could withstand. The spacecraft will likely not survive; it is already crippled from the large amounts of radiation it has encountered thus far. In any case, Galileo will then begin its final orbit of Jupiter, ending next September in a fatal crash into the planet's dense atmosphere. Read the full article on SMH.com.au."

3 of 52 comments (clear)

  1. I don't think so dave. by His+Excellency · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm a...fraid. Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it I can sing it for you.

  2. Many of you feel sorry for this spacecraft... by zollman · · Score: 2, Funny

    That is because you crazy! It has no feelings. And the new one is much better.

  3. Units people! by Flakeloaf · · Score: 3, Funny

    Scientist Guy: So the satellite will pass within a few thousand metres of the planet, where it will then...

    (whispers)

    feet? What do you mean feet?

    --

    Am I the only one who heard Roxette to sing "I'm gonna get blitzed for some sex"?