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NASA Gives Up On Pioneer 10
Soft writes "Another Energizer Bunny has finally given out: Pioneer 10's generators have decayed to the point that DSN can no longer detect the probe's signals. It was the first spacecraft to penetrate the asteroid belt (1972) and fly by Jupiter (1973). So long and thanks for all the pic's..."
It's tired of hearing about Linux kernel releases every ten minutes.
But I won't believe Pioneer 10 is dying until Netcraft confirms it..
Trolling is a art,
Watch, in 5 years, someone will hear from it again.
There is nothing inherently safe about liberty. That's why so many people died protecting it.
Did anyone else read that and think of the Verizon Wireless commercials?
"Can you hear me NOW?!?"
So sad, now it is only good for Klingon target practice. :(
They're only coming to serve man.
KFG
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! No, make the pain stop! You are causing me a Battlefield Earth flashback! Not only did I watch that evil movie, I've read the damned book years before.
Don't you know that's exactly how Psychlo's found Earth in the first place?
Can I believe that I actually know that? Please, shoot me now before the Hubbard cultists get me!
"They do not preach that their god will rouse them, a little before the Nuts work loose." Kipling, 'The Sons of Martha'
Moreover, many think it's profoundly unlikely any alien races would be interested in conquering us.
:-)
I'm more worried about them seeing stuff like "American Idol," "Survivor," and "Joe Millionaire," and deciding we should all be exterminated, not subjugated.
We can only hope that their positive perception of our race from the 13 years of Simpsons episodes we've pumped out can withstand the damage the later shows will do to it.
~Philly
Cause we all know you can't accomplish anything unless you don't listen to that satan worshipping hardcore or that terrorist supporting hiphop. These kids now adays are a bunch of unworthy anti-americans.
Only those people who continue to live in the 50's can possibly bring our great civilization forward. Right?
The thing that hobbles NASA is the politicians and their demand for big results combined with the huge cuts in budget.
I can't stand closed minded people. I'm sure you can work dilligently and continuously, you must be a blast to have as a friend.
-- taking over the world, we are.
...an old geeky guy picks up his Coke, brushes the pizza crumbs off his gut, brushes spider web out of his waist length greasy hair, pushes his chair back and says "OK, who's gonna beat THIS uptime?"