PopSci: No, You Can’t Fly Straight Through Jupiter

Posted by on October 14th, 2009

Killjoy Sally Younger at Popular Science says:

Despite its gusty reputation as a “gas giant,” Jupiter’s blood-red clouds hide a dense, rocky core that’s perhaps 20 times as massive as Earth. That core blocks any spacecraft’s passage through the center of the planet, but even a detour through the clouds would be a disaster.

Oh really Sally? Maybe you should try telling that to this man. He drove a car through a mountain. A mountain. Have you ever done that? Nope. Didn’t think so.

Of course Buckaroo Banzai also opened a gateway into the 8th Dimension and narrowly averted an invasion from the Lectoids of Planet X. But he fixed it! For someone that awesome, flying through Jupiter would be a cinch. We demand a retraction.

Is it Possible for a Spacecraft to Fly Straight Through Jupiter? | Popular Science


4 Responses to “PopSci: No, You Can’t Fly Straight Through Jupiter”

  1. capnloogie Says:

    He also sang lead in an 80's band that would best be described as Huey Luis and the newsish.

  2. AndrewMayne Says:

    The Hong Kong Cavaliers.

  3. capnloogie Says:

    He also sang lead in an 80's band that would best be described as Huey Luis and the newsish.

  4. Andrew Mayne Says:

    The Hong Kong Cavaliers.