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Your message. KEO. Is the name of a proposed space time capsule which was to have been launched in 2003 carrying messages from the citizens of present Earth to humanity 50,000 years from now, when it would re-enter Earth's atmosphere.

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It was later delayed to 2006, then to 2007/2008, then to 2010/2011, then to 2012, and is currently estimated to launch in 2014. [ 1 ] The project KEO claims to be supported by UNESCO (who it claims voted it "Project of the 21st century" [ 2 ] ), Hutchison Whampoa , the European Space Agency , and among other institutions. The Most Astounding Fact About The Universe : Starts With A Bang. “Is no one inspired by our present picture of the Universe?

The Most Astounding Fact About The Universe : Starts With A Bang

This value of science remains unsung by singers, you are reduced to hearing not a song or poem, but an evening lecture about it. This is not yet a scientific age.” -Richard Feynman. Amateur Astronomers from San Antonio Flash the Space Station With a Laser - Alexis Madrigal - Technology. Hubble Heritage Gallery of Images. Hubble Heritage Gallery of Images.