T-00:05:00
Flight: "Okay. All flight controllers
coming up on auto sequence, Booster, how are you?."
Booster: "We're go, Flight."
Flight: "EECom?"
EEcom: "Go, Flight."
Flight: "GNC?"
GNC: "Go, Flight."
Flight: "Telcom?"
Telcom: "Go, Flight."
Flight: "Control?"
Control: "Go."
Flight: "Network, got it there?"
Network: "That's affirmative,
Flight."
Flight: "Okay."
T-00:03:07
Booster: "Auto sequence initiated,
Flight."
Flight: "Roger."
Booster: "Flight, Booster."
Flight: "Go."
Booster: "S-IVB prepress complete."
Flight: "Roger."
T-00:00:50
Booster: "Flight, Booster. S1C pre-press
complete, and we're on internal power, and we're go."
Flight: "Roger. How's it look EECom? You
got your spacecraft..." (interrupted by EECom)
EECom: "Looks good, Flight."
Flight: "Okay. MCC (Mission Control
Center) recorders to flight speed."
T-00:00:08 -
"...eight, ignition sequence has started, six, five, four,
three..."
Booster: "Ignition, Flight."
Flight: "Roger."
Control: "Clock start, Flight."
Flight: "Roger."
T-00:00:02 - "
...two, one..."
LIFTOFF!!!
Get ready to explore our Solar System! You will be flying
(driving) 3,720,000,000 miles (40 miles) from Pluto to The Sun (the
Sun can be visited in the entryway at Folsom Hall at The University
of Maine at Presque Isle) within the largest complete
three-dimensional scale model of the Solar System in the
World. This cache goes hand in had with GCQCWA
- Out Of This World : Outer Solar System Cache, they are two
different caches that can be done with an 80 mile round trip
(Houlton to Presque Isle, then Presque Isle to Houlton).
Your exploration starts in Houlton at Pluto. You will then drive
North on US Rt. 1 to the remaining planets.
You will need to visit each planet and solve a riddle to obtain a
clue. That clue will then be used in a coordinate to find the final
cache that is located in Presque Isle. The clues are obtained from
a standard sign at each planet.
| PLANET |
COORDINATES |
RIDDLE (enter answer in next
column) |
ANSWER (LETTER) |
ANSWER (NUMBER) |
| Pluto |
N46° 08.453' W067° 50.522' |
3rd letter in 2nd word |
? equals |
|
| Neptune |
N46° 15.641' W067° 50.449' |
1st letter in 1st word |
+ equals |
|
| Uranus |
N46° 25.175' W067° 50.595' |
4th letter in 5th word |
* equals |
|
| Saturn |
N46° 32.903' W067° 55.559' |
2nd letter in 5th word |
^ equals |
|
| Jupiter |
N46° 36.202' W067° 58.352' |
6th letter in 9th word |
% equals |
|
| Mars |
N46° 39.170' W068° 00.246' |
2nd letter in 2nd word |
$ equals |
|
| Earth |
N46° 39.465' W068° 00.390' |
4th letter in 7th word |
# equals |
|
| Venus |
N46° 39.849' W068° 00.604' |
4th letter in 5th word |
@ equals |
|
| Mercury |
N46° 40.107' W068° 00.726' |
4th letter in 4th word |
! equals |
|
Use the key below to translate your ANSWER (LETTER) into numbers
and insert them into the ANSWER (NUMBER) column above:
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
N |
O |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z |
|
0 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
(letter above equals number below)
Now use the numbers from the ANSWER (NUMBER) above to solve this
coordinate for the cache.
N46° 4?.%*@ W068° ^+.!$#
This cache is an ammo can full of goodies, including a couple
BookCrossing books. Please make sure you rehide the cache real
good! Enjoy!!