NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft: Seeing Pluto as Never Before

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In NASA first of two televised briefings on Tuesday, April 14, plans and upcoming activities about the agency’s mission to Pluto that will make the first-ever close flyby of the dwarf planet on July 14 were discussed.

Briefers described the mission’s goals and context, scientific objectives and encounter plans – including what images can be expected and when.

New Horizons already has covered more than 3 billion miles since it launched on Jan. 19, 2006. The spacecraft will pass Pluto at a speed of 31,000 mph taking thousands of images and making a wide range of science observations. At a distance of nearly 4 billion miles from Earth at flyby, it will take approximately 4.5 hours for data to reach Earth.

Participants for 1-2 p.m. discussion were:

- John Grunsfeld, astronaut and Science Mission Directorate associate administrator, NASA Headquarters, Washington
- James Green, director of Planetary Science, NASA Headquarters
- Alan Stern, New Horizons Principal Investigator, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado
- William McKinnon, New Horizons Co-Investigator, Washington University in St. Louis
- Cathy Olkin, New Horizons Deputy Project Scientist, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado
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Can't wait to finally SEE the original, the one & only, Planet X.  Sol's outer-shell electron comes home to roost in 2017!  Percival and Clyde will be watching.

NTG
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I think it is pretty awesome that I currently have William McKinnon as a professor.

juanmasi
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Back in the day it would take a person 10 years to walk across America now it only takes less than a day by plane. Now it only takes 10 years to make it to Pluto, 1 day it will take us less than a day

Ohsohated
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Such a phenomenal mission! I've been waiting anxiously ever since the launch back when I was in high school for New Horizons to arrive, still can't believe that it's almost here!!

Papershields
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This is the greatest scientific discovery of the 21st century!

johndoddridge
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A very well done board discussion.  Very composed and interesting speakers.  And a cool backstory regarding the mission.

Thanks for the effort in putting this on.

JeffPittman
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you know what would be cool, the ort cloud...

PrincessTS
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This is Part 1.  Watch this one first.

Excellent work and kudos to the New Horizons Team.

And a small suggestion: It's the Pluvian System.

WildBillCox
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c 2007 этого жду, надеюсь это по настоящему...Неплохой галстук :) Спасибо Вам всем

ValehJackson
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Not long to go now. I can't wait!

DarthCipient
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MOST INTERESTING LECTURE INDEED!!

THANKS FOR THE POSTING.

FROM(U.K.)

pmajudge
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Awesome!  It would be better if we could make it out? Hopefully as it gets closer it will give us a better view:)

sweethng
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Has a second target for New Horizons been selected #asknasa

Jakethegoodman
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i hope the inhabitants there will not blast new horizon though. :P

asuradeva
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It would be nice if NASA speakers and scientists forget about speaking in miles unit and turn only to meters/kilometers distance units as the conversion to metric (international standard) system is mandatory almost everywhere... Yes, I know it's still a long way to go in America but... come on NASA, we are in the XXIst century!

BilldeCCTBilldeCCT
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Isso resolve 100% dos nossos problemas, que maravilha!

EdisonRibeiro
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The first human ship to orbit Pluto was the SDF 1... you should know that.

SpectreWeb
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Thanks To Wonderful Best -  U.S.A which let us to Know The Unbelivable Space and Mystory Stars and Love  Explorer!!!

moga
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it possibly has an ocean? ok picture this: SPACE

mikelitoris
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How dose it navigate for 10 Years and 3 Billion Miles! when you can  not see it from the Earth and a long way from the sun so what powered it for 10 Years as the sun would be to week for solar power Zero Point Energy ion drive maybe

leonardbremner