well we are under 3 billion Km to Pluto

1.939 billion km travelled

well 1 billion km from Jupiter and going

Has anyone heard of any plans for a extra solar system probe? i read some time ago about they might use the Ares 5 to get it out there.

it would be less fuel mass to launch than a reguler orbiter.

This had me thinking... why can we not have three droppers, one at each? This would make an orbit of Neptune cheaper. How do you ask.. if you drop of a probe into Jupiter, Saturn, and before you make Neptune orbit you have less mass to slow down. what do you all think?

when will a "Grand Tour" set be available next? that would add alot of Dv, like the Voyagers.

i would not expect to see a mission to Sedna till after NH reaches Pluto. This would give the enginers an idea what kind of sensors they would need. waiting till after 2014 or so will give time for more development of engines (post launch), and launch tech.

Well, NH has travelled 1.5 Billion KM (well 1.499 as this post). and she is almost 2 now

just an FYI NH is down to 70,000 KPH but still going good

UPDATE. She is now 1AU from Jupiter and still seems to be doing good.

We don't measure skin temp, but our bulk structure is running 27 C.

-Alan

can we have an update please

it was 80.6F it would be nice if we could get a monthly update on this.. i would like to see how cold NH will get. thanks

800 MILL KM DOWN

http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/wspace?t...s=1&brite=1

And alot more to go

how much data will NH get from Jumpiter fly by... ie GB, MB? I'm trying to us it as a score card... any idea on the amount of data on the belt flythrew?

sorry i had a flash of the KFC sign

2 AU and counting from earth.... closing in on 500 mil KM from earth

i saw something on the messenger web sit. it has the Current Total Distance Traveled box that changes as you watch (ie you could have this has your home page and watch it leave.
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/index.php

now this makes me think what is the fastest time a space craft has made it to 1 billion miles from earth?

so now that we are 2 AU from the sun wha is the Skin temp of the NH? anybody know?

well NH is almost two AU from the sun and 1 AU from home.... movein out

yes but the last one is blocked by most company's web blocking software.. at my company blocks it.

i found this web site

http://www.heavens-above.com/solar-escape.asp

it show where NH is compared to voy1, 2/pioneer

any one else have a fav web page that shows NH loc? I think this one is updated onece a day

okay i'm new but i have a few q's

what was the cost of the atlas 551?

what is the cost of the delta 4H?

Could the Delta 4H give more Delta V then what was givin to NH1?

I know one of the problems with using a bigger buster (be sides cost) is the g stress on lift off, could they do like the Titan 4b have the center CCB run at alower thurst (ie saving fuel on lift off for more Delta once in orbit.

would this help or hurt the NH2 program?

(i went with the delta because it has flown and the atlas 5H has not)

thank you for your time