September 7, 2007 by Mike Webb.

Our first pack meeting for Cub Scout Pack 118 of Hoopeston will be on Thursday Sept. 20, 2007 at the Methodist Church at 7:00 pm.  The theme is the “Cub Scout Express” as we welcome “All Aboard” to a new and exciting year of scouting!  Look to see short skits and participate in fun games along with role playing.  Plus we will also have our Popcorn Kickoff as popcorn fund raising sales begin early.  We hope to make this our one and only fundraiser for the year.

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September 7, 2007 by Mike Webb.

Thirty years ago today, Voyager 1 was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on a mission to investigate Jupiter and Saturn. It accomplished its mission, sending back photos and scientific data from the two planets, but the spacecraft didn’t stop there.Today, the spacecraft is still flying and still communicating with NASA, even though it is nearly 10 billion miles away and its transmissions take 14 hours to reach Earth. By 2015, Voyager 1 is expected to leave the solar system and scientists say it could wander the universe forever.

Attached to the side of Voyager 1 is a gold-plated phonograph record containing photos, natural sounds of Earth and 90 minutes of music from all over our world. If anyone finds Voyager during its eternal mission, the record should help them understand a little bit about life on Earth in 1977.

Source Boy’s Life.org - Pedro’s Weblog

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September 4, 2007 by Mike Webb.

The lightsaber wielded by Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars movie will be launched into space aboard the shuttle Discovery later this year.

NASA is carrying the lightsaber into space to help celebrate this year’s 30th anniversary of Star Wars. The shuttle’s launch, which will carry seven astronauts to the International Space Station, is scheduled for Oct. 23.

 Source - Boy’s Life (Pedro’s Weblog)

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