Cassini-Huygens Saturn Orbit Insertion Imminent 205
Anonymous Explorer writes "Fresh
off of its fly-by with the Saturnian satellite Phoebe, the
Cassini-Huygens
craft is set for Saturn
Orbit Insertion on June 30, 2004.
Cassini-Huygens has a planned four year mission ahead for Saturn
and its many moons. With 450 watts of power for the electronics, this
mission has plenty enough horses to run the stretch with plenty-o-pep
to spare. Thanks to all that power, and the plethora of electronics on Cassini
and the Huygens
probe, we
can now hear sounds from Saturn. Pretty cool stuff! Festivities are
scheduled to begin on June 29th with a broadcast of Cassini Saturn
Orbit Insertion Press Conference on Nasa TV. SOI [PDF link] will occur after Cassini
fires its main engine for 96 minutes, in order
to slow down and be grabbed by the pull of Saturn. As always we extend
an invitation to everyone to join
#cassini on irc.freenode.net and
help us celebrate this historic mission."
450 watts? (Score:5, Funny)
Sounds of Martian Life?!! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:450 watts? (Score:4, Funny)
Horses? (Score:2, Funny)
Lets hope none of them are named Smarty Jones...
Re:450 watts? (Score:5, Funny)
Like watt?
a little over half a horse (Score:1, Funny)
Slashdot NASA Early (Score:3, Funny)
I Wonder... (Score:5, Funny)
After this insertion... (Score:5, Funny)
Here, I'll help you out.
-1, Troll.
sounds? (Score:2, Funny)
Sorry. Had to do it.
Insertion Imminent (Score:5, Funny)
Sounds from Saturn? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I Wonder... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Victory of SCIENCE over ECOIDIOLOGY (Score:5, Funny)
What are you talking about? It's not like the entire World has ADD or some... Hey, what's that shiny thing over there?
Re:Sounds of Martian Life?!! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Victory of SCIENCE over ECOIDIOLOGY (Score:4, Funny)
I dunno, the appliance section of [insert retail store]?
Re:Not even 0.5kilowatts.. (Score:2, Funny)
The Song of Saturn At Last! (Score:3, Funny)
"Thanks to all that power, and the plethora of electronics on Cassini and the Huygens probe, we can now hear sounds from Saturn."
Not to mention that giant space phonograph needle they included at the last minute. Now we just have to have it doesn't skip on the Cassini Division.
(Append witty RIAA reference here.)
Nah, they did it two days early (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Not even 0.5kilowatts.. (Score:5, Funny)
What, like 75 meters?
Re:Insertion Imminent (Score:2, Funny)
what did they name it?
Urectum!</farnsworth>
Let the orbital insertion begin... (Score:4, Funny)
The real reason for the mission (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I can't wait... (Score:2, Funny)