After a couple of days’ worth of delays, the New Horizons probe launched late yesterday afternoon and is now healthy and on its way to Pluto. It’s the fastest moving vehicle launched from Earth to date, and will cross the Moon’s orbit in just three days, but will still take almost ten years to reach Pluto. Mind-boggling.

Incidentally, my name is on the CD mounted on the probe. Look ma, I’m in outer space!