New Horizon speeds off toward Pluto (and I really mean SPEED)

[Dark_Convoy]

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10927034/

It's the fastest spacecraft ever built, they said it will reach the moon's orbit in 9 hours! (it took Apollo 11 three days!) It will reach Jupiter within a year! Problem is Pluto is so far out it will take 9 years to get there. It's a long time to wait, but it will be so awesome to see it up close!

[Dolza_Khyron]

now finally the mystery of what exactly pluto is, can actually be solved, i mean i've heard of it could be a comet, a moon *to a planet either out of our solo system, or to a planet that is no longer there, and it is just drifting* or what, so i am excited.

[Drew Eiden]

man i wish they started this 9 years ago! :D

[Nerd Bomber]

About time it got off the ground.

[rattrap007]

Let's make this thread sticky till it reaches Pluto.. ;)

[Predaking]

In another 50-100 years they might be able to take people to the moon under 1 hour! We'll have real Star Tours to all the planets and back! :thumbs2: