Re: Pluto mission in danger?

On 22 Feb 2006 15:11:17 -0800, "Rich" <rander3127@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm wondering how they are going to "steer" the probe around Pluto
without
smacking into one of these new moons?

You're kidding, right? Do you have any idea just how difficult it is to
hit _anything_ in space? The challenge is getting to a body, not missing
it!

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
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