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Thread #98394 Message #1947738
Posted By: katlaughing
25-Jan-07 - 12:28 PM
Thread Name: Taymor's production of Magic Flute - Wow!
Subject: RE: Taymor's production of Magic Flute - Wow!
I have heard that a portion of the Magic Flute was included on a golden disk when PIONEER11 was sent into space:
Launched on 5 April 1973, Pioneer 11 followed its sister ship to Jupiter (1974), made the first direct observations of Saturn (1979) and studied energetic particles in the outer heliosphere. The Pioneer 11 Mission ended on 30 September 1995, when the last transmission from the spacecraft was received. There have been no communications with Pioneer 11 since. The Earth's motion has carried it out of the view of the spacecraft antenna. The spacecraft cannot be maneuvered to point back at the Earth. It is not known whether the spacecraft is still transmitting a signal. No further tracks of Pioneer 11 are scheduled. The spacecraft is headed toward the constellation of Aquila (The Eagle), Northwest of the constellation of Sagittarius. Pioneer 11 will pass near one of the stars in the constellation in about 4 million years.