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Title: Salute to spacecraft Cassini
Post by: oboe on September 15, 2017, 08:56:51 AM: LOS just after 4:55 AM this morning, local JPL time. :salute

Launched in 1997. What a plucky little spacecraft.

https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/7792/?category=images (https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/7792/?category=images)
Title: Re: Salute to spacecraft Cassini
Post by: oakranger on September 15, 2017, 06:45:52 PM: She did her job well under such great pressure, alone and uncertainty voyage. At the end of 13 long years she preformed great giving us spectacular images and data of Saturn. At the end the planet engulfed her to the abyss as she is now a lone alien for ever.

:salute
Title: Re: Salute to spacecraft Cassini
Post by: Gman on September 15, 2017, 07:50:34 PM: The words of Commander Riker - "Tough little ship".

Amazing photos and info provided by decades old tech, those who built and "flew" her should be commended. Great sat/ship, I hope many future missions follow suit.
Title: Re: Salute to spacecraft Cassini
Post by: Lusche on September 15, 2017, 08:38:36 PM: Quote from: oakranger on September 15, 2017, 06:45:52 PM
At the end the planet engulfed her to the abyss as she is now a lone alien for ever.

That's a male look at it.

A more female would be:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJngIXXW4AAHGsI.jpg:large)

https://twitter.com/erikanesvold/status/908003560356532224
Title: Re: Salute to spacecraft Cassini
Post by: Vulcan on September 15, 2017, 08:44:15 PM: soooo we just declared war on saturn then....
Title: Re: Salute to spacecraft Cassini
Post by: oakranger on September 17, 2017, 09:22:50 AM: Quote from: Vulcan on September 15, 2017, 08:44:15 PM
soooo we just declared war on saturn then....

No, we just infected it with foraging pathogens.
Title: Re: Salute to spacecraft Cassini
Post by: Meatwad on September 17, 2017, 12:36:17 PM: Quote from: Lusche on September 15, 2017, 08:38:36 PM

That's a male look at it.

A more female would be:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJngIXXW4AAHGsI.jpg:large)

https://twitter.com/erikanesvold/status/908003560356532224

That image makes it look we just inseminated saturn with a probe.

So now instead of worrying about V'ger, we will now have to deal with C'ni when its freak of nature child decides to come back to earth to look for its father. Jerry Springer cant wait to get this on his show. Least we dont have to do the whole 20 paternity tests and still cant find the father
Title: Re: Salute to spacecraft Cassini
Post by: icepac on September 17, 2017, 01:04:41 PM: Quote from: oakranger on September 17, 2017, 09:22:50 AM

No, we just infected it with foraging pathogens.

Quite a lot of effort is now expended to prevent that......not sure about earlier probes.
Title: Re: Salute to spacecraft Cassini
Post by: oboe on September 17, 2017, 02:15:42 PM: They would have to be some tough little pathogens to survive the entry into Saturn's atmosphere. Pretty high temperatures and pressures I think.

Reminds me a little of the plot to "Monsters" scifi movie, except it was Earth that got infected.
Title: Re: Salute to spacecraft Cassini
Post by: Vulcan on September 17, 2017, 03:19:58 PM: Don't worry, when the denizens of saturn come knocking we'll put them your way "thems the varmints that dropped a nuke on Saturn"

:devil