New Horizons
Ken Tapping, February 1, 2006
As you read this, a space probe is on its way to explore Pluto and the
outermost reaches of the Solar System. Even though it's moving many times faster
than a jet aircraft, the journey will take many years. With current technology,
exploring space is nothing like what we see in science fiction series. On
television, the spaceships are like aircraft; they point their nose in the
direction of their destination and travel to it. In the reality, things are
different.
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