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Remembering Pioneer 10

Posted by michael on from the where-no-man-has-gone-before dept.

Daniel Goldman writes "Twenty one years ago today, Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to leave our solar system, by crossing the orbit of Neptune (which was then the farthest planet from the Sun). Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to enter the asteroid belt, the ring of giant rocks beyond Mars. It survived and zoomed on to Jupiter in late 1973, where it became the first spacecraft to take close-up photographs of the storms on the giant planet's surface. After Jupiter, it kept going, collecting data on the particles and radiation it encountered. More info about Pioneer 10 at Wikipedia."

18 of 242 comments (clear)

  1. doof by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i'm a doof

    1. Re:doof by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Mod parent up please.

    2. Re:doof by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Please mod parent up.

    3. Re:doof by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Mods? Why hasn't this post been modded up yet?

    4. Re:doof by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I AM pretty DOOFY too?

    5. Re:doof by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      doof is my favorite word! :P~

  2. Remember Ronnie Reagan by Fecal+Troll+Matter · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    George W. Bush is the closest we'll ever get to our recently fallen hero. A vote for him in '04 is a vote for Ronnie's legacy to live on! Also, put Ronnie on the 10 dollar bill. Thank you, have a goodnight, and a pleasant tomorrow. =)

  3. Michael, you're an idiot by dotslashconfig · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why the fuck do you keep just posting articles off the front of Wikipedia? This isn't even the news part of that site, it's the "what happened on this date X years ago".

    Honestly, this is bullshit. Slashdot is quickly going from news filter to toilet bowl filter. Stop posting this crap, or let someone else edit the site.

    1. Re:Michael, you're an idiot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      There's someone editing this site?

      Wow, maybe I *will* subscribe now!

    2. Re:Michael, you're an idiot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      This got modded down? At worst this comment should have been ignored.

      OK, I'm definitely not subscribing now.

    3. Re:Michael, you're an idiot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yes he is a fucking idiot!

      CmdrTaco

    4. Re:Michael, you're an idiot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Mod Parent UP +574 True

    5. Re:Michael, you're an idiot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Why is parent offtopic? Or doe's the truth hurh Michael?

  4. I has survived so far by Kuk+Helvstrom · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wont survive anymore after being /.ed

  5. Re:Uh, no... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Good point. And don't forget that the end of sex life is the menopause.

  6. Ahhh, but 18 years ago today... by tomzyk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...the twins came into being.

    (note: yeah, bring on the comments about the perverts now... i don't care. They're legal! Woo hoo!)

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    1. Re:Ahhh, but 18 years ago today... by Narkov · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I would love to space probe* those two.

      * - Added to remain on topic.

    2. Re:Ahhh, but 18 years ago today... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      aaahahahah.... funny man. :-D
      too bad you got modded offtopic too.