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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Finally, we're sending somebody to save those brave helium miners.

[–] adaveinthelife@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Into the Sun's atmosphere, not into the Sun.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

We'll see what happens I guess.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] a_toasters_oven@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

That's cute af, how have I never seen that before

[–] Gloria@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Please let Elon Musk be on board. Please!

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

No need to waste a good scientific mission.

We can deal with him (and other oligarchs and their collaborators) on earth.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Soylent billionaires: food for the rich.

The rich will happily eat each other. Musk has made it abundantly clear that they are trying to make one person have all the wealth

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Elon has too much mass, couldn't do it on NASA's budget.

[–] donuts@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Think they will find Icarus 1 on the way there?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I can hear that distress beacon.

[–] Lawyerator@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Don't be silly, it'll gently inflate and then float away carried by the heat waves.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

galactic fart noise

[–] vane@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Even Sun can't have some privacy nowadays.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Right up in there, no lube, nuthin

[–] emuspawn@orbiting.observer 4 points 2 years ago

Hey, my name is on that probe! Good luck with the solar plunge little dude!

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The sun was flat and we didn't expect it!

\s

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

"into the sun"

[–] Zier@fedia.io -1 points 2 years ago

Is xelon going to be on it??? please please please please please