30 and Counting

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Mar 2002

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StarDate magazine, vol. 30, no. 2, p. 16-19

Computer Science

Minor Planets, Asteroids, Extraterrestrial Intelligence

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Launched in March 1972, the Pioneer 10 spacecraft has far exceeded scientists' expectations. It was designed to study Jupiter and interplanetary space, especially the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Engineered on proven technology, it had no on-board computer and was controlled remotely from Earth. It also carried an aluminum plaque as a message for any extraterrestrial beings who might encounter the spacecraft. The article celebrates the ongoing mission's 30th anniversary as it travels out of the solar system looking for the heliopause, where the solar wind meets interstellar space.

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