The Innovative Interstellar Probe

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Socrates II — 4/23/2009 1:58:11 PM (archived)

Some folks at JPL are working on a real robot probe tentatively scheduled
for launch in 2014 that would make a 20-year journey to 400 AU to
really explore the interstellar medium.

The details are here:

http://interstellarexplorer.jhuapl.edu/

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Less Massive Exoplanet Detected in Gliese 581 - S - 4/21/2009 7:20:48 PM
- Let's send a probe to the system. - David F Mayer - 4/22/2009 3:13:50 AM
  - Great example of why you shouldn't try to accomplish something before it's time - Sawyer - 4/23/2009 3:06:59 PM
  - TAU - Raoul - 4/22/2009 6:13:21 PM
    - The Only Thing that I See Wrong Is Using Microwaves Instead of Light to Communicate with Earth. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/22/2009 9:21:49 PM
      - The Innovative Interstellar Probe - Socrates II - 4/23/2009 1:58:11 PM
  - Proper motion... - Adam - 4/22/2009 11:17:22 AM
    - We've already send a radio message to the Gliese 581 system - Socrates II - 4/22/2009 1:26:51 PM
- re: Less Massive Exoplanet Detected in Gliese 581 - Marcia - 4/22/2009 2:39:22 AM

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