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  1. 02-26-2003, 02:03 PM #1
    RaconteurX
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    Pioneer 10 Falls Silent

    Read about what appears to be the end of its 31-year mission here. Got some good mileage from the little critter...
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  2. 02-26-2003, 02:08 PM #2
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    Not bad for vintage tech!

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  3. 02-26-2003, 02:13 PM #3
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    Fly on, little guy. You did a good job.
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    The best technological widget ever launched!

    Here's tae ye, Pioneer 10!

    You did yeoman service and then some.
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    Those NASA scientists built one helluva bird.

    Clear skies......

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    Talking

    I can see it now........P'ne'r!


    Still........it's sad to see the little guy go.....
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  8. 02-26-2003, 05:10 PM #8
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    Re: Pioneer 10 Falls Silent

    Originally posted by RaconteurX
    Read about what appears to be the end of its 31-year mission here. Got some good mileage from the little critter...
    Well, her mission isn't over, we just don't get to hear about it any more. A fine little ship, she is, seeing things mankind may never see with their own eyes.
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  9. 02-26-2003, 05:33 PM #9
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    I'll expect a postcard from Aldebaran in 4 million years. Till then - bon voyage.

    It is an amazing feeling to know that there is some little piece of mankind on a lonesome voyage through the stars. Fascinating.
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  10. 02-26-2003, 06:08 PM #10
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  11. 02-26-2003, 06:45 PM #11
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    Great little bird...they don't build 'em like that any more.

    Q'plah!, Pioneer 10!

    Maybe one of our great-great grandchildren will be on the exploration vessel that picks it up and brings it back for a museum piece.
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  12. 02-27-2003, 04:38 AM #12
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    Originally posted by Aldaron
    Maybe one of our great-great grandchildren will be on the exploration vessel that picks it up and brings it back for a museum piece.
    ..or maybe, if there really will be a StarFleet someday, they'll mount it over the bar aboard the starship Pioneer.

    I like that thougth.
    The darkness inside me is a lot scarier than the darkness out there....
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