andrew_scott38•1mo ago

I figured launching rockets was the main event, until my group handled communications for a probe. Now I see the whole picture.

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laura6591mo ago

Monitoring signals from New Horizons was my eye-opener.

jordan_sullivan401mo ago

Seriously? The part that gets me is how a signal from one of those outer solar system probes takes longer to get here than my cross-country flight. When New Horizons flew by Pluto, the "we did it!" message took like four and a half hours just to arrive. That's a whole workday of just waiting to hear if it worked.

paigewright1mo ago

Try comparing that to me waiting three minutes for my microwave popcorn. I start pacing after ninety seconds.