I'm such a nerd...
A conversation in the Napping Cat's Dream about the '70s and '80s reminded me of Halley's comet, one of the earliest things I distinctly recall from my childhood. The freaky part is, I can still recall the names of three of the probes from the top of my head -- Vega 1 and 2, and Giotto. Giotto always stuck in my mind as it was the probe that
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Good to see you again!
I always loved astronomy and planetary science, but somehow I missed much of the Halley's Comet action. I couldn't even name the probes there. But I was a touch older and got to grow up on Pioneer and Voyager buzzing around Saturn, which was a delight beyond all reasonable measure. And just when we were done with that came the first Shuttle launches, which were mighty exciting even if the project as a whole didn't quite pan out.
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