CNU of the day: Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, has finally left the building. The satellite carrying the famous "gold plaque" (the one with the naked people and a vinyl record imprint of "hello" in various languages) sent its last received message to NASA on January 22nd, and was the first human satellite to leave the solar system. A heads-up to Microsoft: this hunk of seventies technology, with less computing power than probably your optical mouse, lasted 31 years -- well beyond its 21-day mission. These days, you'd be lucky if your mouse lasted that long.
I can't help but keep looking up, physics or no. Reaching, always reaching.
I can't help but keep looking up, physics or no. Reaching, always reaching.
