I'm not ashamed to admit that there were a few tears in these old eyes when I read this. I was at UCLA when Pioneer 10 launched, back on March 2, 1972, and I remember following the mission with great interest. Whole new worlds were being unwrapped for the first time! It was a magical decade, with the Voyagers following the Pioneers in opening up dozens of new worlds to our sight.
So here's to the people who put this marvel of engineering together, and here's to you, Pioneer. Sail on, avatar of our aspirations; sail on.
I'm not ashamed to admit that there were a few tears in these old eyes when I read this. I was at UCLA when Pioneer 10 launched, back on March 2, 1972, and I remember following the mission with great interest. Whole new worlds were being unwrapped for the first time! It was a magical decade, with the Voyagers following the Pioneers in opening up dozens of new worlds to our sight.
So here's to the people who put this marvel of engineering together, and here's to you, Pioneer. Sail on, avatar of our aspirations; sail on.