June 30, 2004

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Joel Byers

On June 30, 2004, the international Cassini spacecraft entered the orbit of the planet Saturn. It took the spacecraft nearly seven years to reach the second biggest planet in our Solar System. Charon, the moon of Pluto, was heard to complain, “Why can’t we get visitors? Saturn gets visitors. You never want visitors and don’t tell me that those no-good comet friends of yours count as visitors. All they want to do is say hello and speed back to the Sun. It’s not like they have any substance. They’re just dirty ice-balls if you ask me.” Pluto did his best to ignore her.

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About Joel Byers

Born in North Georgia and educated at some very fine public institutions. Real education started after graduating from college and then getting married and raising two boys. Has the ability to see the funny and absurd in most things and will always remark on it, even if it means getting the stink-eye from his victims.
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