Wednesday, January 26, 2011

435,000 "people" will work together to Pluto.

Perhaps United States Florida Orlando — Crieff · Friedman (Cliff Friedman) name in Dallas real estate circles can be so far away, but this did not include a number of weeks will be set off by a 30 million mile journey.

"My wife said to me by name and then sent to further some place. "Friedman says. 48-year-old he is Dallas real estate lawyer, his name is some 435000 names, those names are engraved on a compact disc and sent to the Cape Canaveral launch of a ship named "new horizon" of the spacecraft. This spacecraft on 17 January, a travel to Pluto and the edge of the solar system.

This name will be sent to the use of the spacecraft from outer space activities is a public relations activities, intended to stimulate public discussion on the spacecraft last unknown planet in the solar system tasks. When you arrive at Pluto by 2015, the spacecraft will study the ninth planet, as well as its great satellite card Rong, and last year had just discovered the other two satellites. It takes 7 billion project will also provide better for scientists to understand the "Kuiper belt" of information--a mysterious as disc shape, is located in Neptune.

In 1997, a carved over 616000 handwritten signature small DVD disc is placed in the Cassini Orbiter (Cassini orbiter) travel to Saturn. Carved the name of the CD have been placed into two "Mars Rover" detector and the successful implementation of a collision with asteroid impact "depth" spaceship. "This way to allow people to get involved. "Michael · Buckley, a Johns Hopkins University applied physics laboratory's spokesman said, he took control of the spacecraft.

Buckley said, those interested can submit their own name to the project's Web site, and you can print out a certificate with the "thank you for your participation in this last one of the planet's first task!" application deadline is September 2005.

"Know the project, I think his name to so far is a great thing, I think this is a get more people involved in this task in a very good idea. "Friedman says.

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