You may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's

June 12, 2019 12:35 PM

Where we are in 2019 - a view of the current set of spacecraft in our solar system and beyond, courtesy of The Planetary Report.
posted by Stark (9 comments total)

Where we are

per the DNA quote in the title, you missed an opportunity to use "The story so far". :)
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:56 PM on June 12, 2019 [1 favorite]

That is a great diagram. Thanks so much for this!
posted by vacapinta at 1:11 PM on June 12, 2019

amazing
posted by thegirlwiththehat at 2:26 PM on June 12, 2019

Excellent diagram although takes itself just a tad too seriously, where's the red Tesla?

Where's Roadster?

posted by sammyo at 2:46 PM on June 12, 2019 [2 favorites]

Related in the news today (and maybe one to add to the chart) - Apollo 10’s “Snoopy” Lunar Lander May Have Been Found in Space
posted by inflatablekiwi at 3:15 PM on June 12, 2019 [1 favorite]

Emily Lakdawalla’s book
The Design and Engineering of Curiosity was a great layman’s read if you’re interested in a good narrative of what’s going on up there.
posted by Devils Rancher at 4:11 PM on June 12, 2019 [1 favorite]

On a similar theme is spaceprob.es. A little info and links about every extant spaceprobe in the system.
posted by rhamphorhynchus at 4:30 PM on June 12, 2019

Kirk unit?
posted by Jessica Savitch's Coke Spoon at 6:53 PM on June 12, 2019 [2 favorites]

This is great and planetary evangelist Emily Lakdawalla is great.

I know it's been quite a while since they've been in contact, but I'd love to see Pioneers 10 and 11 included here.
posted by theory at 9:38 PM on June 12, 2019 [1 favorite]