Astronomy / Space #PlutoFlyBy - How many are going to Pluto on the 14th? :)

[Red Fox Four]

We are almost there! 5 days away from seeing photos from an unexplored planet (screw you guys, Pluto still gets planet title from me).

So how many are going there on the 14th ?

Also... is New Horizons shown in-game? I suppose it will have travelled quite far out of the solar system by 3301. Would be kinda cool to catch up to it and say hi

Anyways, I'll probably try to get there just for the sake of a photo to put on Twitter to say "I was there"

 

[A. Watson]

I really hope FD updates the look of pluto to match whatever New Horizons tells us it looks like.

 

[Alexei TND]

We are almost there! 5 days away from seeing photos from an unexplored planet (screw you guys, Pluto still gets planet title from me).

So how many are going there on the 14th ?

Also... is New Horizons shown in-game? I suppose it will have travelled quite far out of the solar system by 3301. Would be kinda cool to catch up to it and say hi

Anyways, I'll probably try to get there just for the sake of a photo to put on Twitter to say "I was there"

Neat idea i like it, Ill also do the same on the 14th
Been waiting to see photos of Pluto since i was a little kid, and after all these years the moment is just days away

very exciting

 

[Araviel]

is it certain that we are going to hit the mark now?
last i checked the scientists seemed a little unsure on how close we would get since we havn't fully mapped plutos 248 year orbit yet.

 

[Alexei TND]

is it certain that we are going to hit the mark now?
last i checked the scientists seemed a little unsure on how close we would get since we havn't fully mapped plutos 248 year orbit yet.

There was a touch and go moment on the 4th due to conflicting commands to send and to compress data, but they solved that and only missed out on less than 1% of the planned observations (30 observations missed) And the mission is back on track now

So it should all be good failing any unforseen disasters or suprise thargoid appearances

 

[Araviel]

There was a touch and go moment on the 4th due to conflicting commands to send and to compress data, but they solved that and only missed out on less than 1% of the planned observations (30 observations missed) And the mission is back on track now

So it should all be good failing any unforseen disasters or suprise thargoid appearances

Great news, might see you guys around Pluto the 14th then

 

[talshiarr]

I've waited 26 years for this moment. I won't be in game, I'll be outside with the telescope pretending I see New Horizons fly past the tiny speck of Pluto I can see.

 

[Anarch157a]

I've waited 26 years for this moment. I won't be in game, I'll be outside with the telescope pretending I see New Horizons fly past the tiny speck of Pluto I can see.

I dont have a telescope, so as someone who was already alive when the Voyagers zoomed past the gas giants, you bet I'll be on NASA's site melting my F5 key.

 

[CMDR Apollo Catori]

Count me in! I really hope FD updates the color and textures.