Pluto. (Off-Topic)
New Horizons is happening.
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Coolest year in space since 1989 IMO.
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Pluto.
Here's a full, continuously updated schedule of when different data will be received and when it'll be released: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/06240556-what-to-expect-new-horizons-pluto.html
I'm still waiting to go to Saturn :-p
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They're probably touching up the hexagon vortex graphics.
That reminds me . . .
If you're into this sort of thing (and who isn't?!), check out The Interstellar Age, by Jim Bell.
I read it a few months ago, and it's a great read about the Voyager missions (which are still going!).
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Shame its shooting right past it
We should get orbiters around ALL THE THINGS!
Roscosmos, obviously.
Saw it on the NASA homepage.
It's beautiful!
I honestly expected it to be bluish-gray for some reason.
Looks like a nice place for a hike, down the line when our grandkids are rocket-setting around the solar system.