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Right on Ray. I'd forgotten what craft had the plaque aboard also. Google said both Pioneer 10 and 11 had a plaque. 11 was sent as a backup in case 10 didn't make it throughthe asteroid belt. Apparently they both made it out into deep space but after that we lost contact, Pioneer 10 is headed for the constellation Taurus and 11 for Aquila. 10 is expected to arrive in about 2 million years and 11 in about 4 million. (They think long term out there 
Last edited by Wyman Lloyd; 05/15/13 03:43 PM.
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