Look where I went six years ago!

**RICHARD** · 12-06-2005, 06:42 PM

Outer Space!!!

http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/overview/microchip/

Six years ago NASA sent a mission to comet Wild 2, kinda appropriate since I am a Wild 1 ....doncha think?

The thing that made me follow this mission from it's start was the fact that NASA asked the public to submit names, to be placed on a microchip, and flown with the mission.

There were two sets of chips.....one set will fly with the orbiter that will not come home.....and the other set will come home on January 16, 2006!

I submitted my name and a bunch of names of family, friends and pets.

It was a heck of a ride and the thing that pleases me the most is that I was able to put my Dad's name on the chip....so, in reality he made to heaven....and infinity and beyond!!!!

**slick** · 12-06-2005, 07:34 PM

TO THE MOON, RICHARD!!!

That is so cool

On Chip #1 I found 3 with your last name but on chip #2 there were 31 of them....

What a fabulous way to "immortalize" a family member.....seeing him or her flying around the orbit....watching over you.....can't get any better than that!

**dukedogsmom** · 12-06-2005, 07:58 PM

That is really neat! I didn't even know anything about it. That's something special.

**Laura's Babies** · 12-06-2005, 09:15 PM

Wonderful idea! Now, will the green men come to visit you when they find that chip out there?

**slick** · 12-06-2005, 11:00 PM

Does this make you a "chip off the old block?"

**Barbara** · 12-07-2005, 02:45 AM

That's so cool! Makes me jealous

**RICHARD** · 12-07-2005, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by Barbara

That's so cool! Makes me jealous

Do not be jealous, do you know how cramped and cold it was with all those people in that microchip?

Green men? Shoot, I got Pink elephants to deal with first!!

I'm a chip off of something!

And yes, it's kinda neat....I am waiting to see the news about the collector!!

**RICHARD** · 01-05-2006, 05:49 PM

COUNTDOWN.....11 more days!!!!!

**RICHARD** · 01-11-2006, 02:25 PM

Five More Days!!

**RICHARD** · 01-13-2006, 06:00 PM

http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/src_timeline.html

Canadians and people in the Pacific NorthWest........

You might be able to see the reentry of the the Stardust probe!!