New Horizons: Pre-launch, launch and main cruise, Pluto and the Kuiper belt |
New Horizons: Pre-launch, launch and main cruise, Pluto and the Kuiper belt |
 Feb 8 2005, 02:09 PM
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Yes it's happening after all these years, the mission to the last planet!
And maybe to celebrate the confirmation of budget, NASA approval preparations and the fueling of the RTG (radioisotope thermoelectric generator), there is an updated web site at http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/ Launch will be January 2006 with arrival at the Pluto Charon system July 2015 (mark your calender!) and then on through the Kuiper belt during 2016-2020 and beyond. 20.8-centimeter telescope for 100m resolution at closest approach IR/UV spectrometers 2 x 8GB data recorders data rate: 768 bps (sic) to 70m DSN 465kg including fuel $650m 336 days to launch -------------------- |
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cIclops New Horizons: Pre-launch, launch and main cruise Feb 8 2005, 02:09 PM
remcook QUOTE Now, we have ion electric engine but it is n... Sep 3 2005, 07:53 PM RNeuhaus Thanks to ljk4-1, dvandorn, remcook and antoniseb ... Sep 5 2005, 08:12 PM
Bob Shaw Rodolfo:
To get out there in a reasonable timesca... Sep 5 2005, 08:54 PM anthony I couldn't help noticing in a recent magazine ... Sep 20 2005, 11:03 AM Marcel QUOTE (anthony @ Sep 20 2005, 11:03 AM)I coul... Sep 20 2005, 12:28 PM abalone QUOTE (Marcel @ Sep 20 2005, 11:28 PM)less to... Sep 20 2005, 01:00 PM Marcel QUOTE (abalone @ Sep 20 2005, 01:00 PM)That e... Sep 20 2005, 01:24 PM abalone Correction
I think it is only 11.8km/s so the ang... Sep 20 2005, 01:35 PM Marcel QUOTE (abalone @ Sep 20 2005, 01:35 PM)Correc... Sep 20 2005, 01:51 PM john_s QUOTE (Marcel @ Sep 20 2005, 01:51 PM)There... Sep 20 2005, 04:57 PM abalone QUOTE (john_s @ Sep 21 2005, 03:57 AM)we thin... Sep 22 2005, 02:14 AM Marcel QUOTE (john_s @ Sep 20 2005, 04:57 PM)Wish us... Sep 22 2005, 08:11 AM Marcel QUOTE (abalone @ Sep 20 2005, 01:35 PM)Correc... Sep 20 2005, 01:51 PM Alan Stern All--
Yesterday the launch clock stood at T-100 d... Oct 4 2005, 10:03 PM jamescanvin Thanks Alan, and good luck over these last 100 day... Oct 4 2005, 11:29 PM Toma B Hurricane Wilma is heding for Cape Canaveral...
I... Oct 24 2005, 03:26 PM mcaplinger QUOTE (Toma B @ Oct 24 2005, 07:26 AM)Hurrica... Oct 24 2005, 06:31 PM mchan QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Oct 24 2005, 11:31 AM)An ... Oct 25 2005, 03:30 AM Comga QUOTE (mchan @ Oct 24 2005, 09:30 PM)I don... Oct 25 2005, 04:46 AM ljk4-1 A post on the FPSPACE list says there is going to ... Oct 31 2005, 05:36 PM john_s QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Oct 31 2005, 05:36 PM)A ... Oct 31 2005, 06:19 PM RNeuhaus I don't think so. Cape Canaveral will have tro... Oct 24 2005, 03:44 PM Toma B I was refering to this...
C.C. Space Center CLOSED... Oct 24 2005, 04:10 PM mike Indeed, Slashdot is just a geekier version of Fark... Nov 1 2005, 10:24 PM Jeff7 Article of the Day at The Free Dictionary is about... Nov 5 2005, 07:29 PM Decepticon Has the Jupiter flyby Closest approach numbers bee... Nov 6 2005, 12:51 PM ugordan QUOTE (Decepticon @ Nov 6 2005, 02:51 PM)Has ... Nov 6 2005, 01:06 PM tedstryk QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 6 2005, 01:06 PM)Hew Hor... Nov 6 2005, 01:38 PM Decepticon QUOTE New Horizons would fly 3 to 4 times closer t... Nov 6 2005, 02:56 PM ugordan QUOTE (Decepticon @ Nov 6 2005, 04:56 PM)That... Nov 6 2005, 03:24 PM JRehling QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 6 2005, 08:24 AM)Yep, Ca... Nov 7 2005, 01:46 AM ugordan QUOTE (JRehling @ Nov 7 2005, 03:46 AM)I doub... Nov 7 2005, 11:22 AM john_s QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 7 2005, 11:22 AM)I don... Nov 7 2005, 05:40 PM ugordan QUOTE (john_s @ Nov 7 2005, 07:40 PM)Sorry, b... Nov 7 2005, 06:54 PM john_s QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 7 2005, 06:54 PM)I under... Nov 7 2005, 08:40 PM imran A pretty in-depth article in the John Hopkins Maga... Nov 7 2005, 11:33 PM Comga QUOTE (john_s @ Nov 7 2005, 02:40 PM)That... Nov 8 2005, 04:20 AM tfisher QUOTE (Comga @ Nov 8 2005, 12:20 AM)Would it ... Nov 8 2005, 06:35 PM john_s QUOTE (tfisher @ Nov 8 2005, 06:35 PM)I'v... Nov 8 2005, 09:02 PM ugordan QUOTE (john_s @ Nov 7 2005, 10:40 PM)The data... Nov 9 2005, 03:16 PM just-nick QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 9 2005, 08:16 AM)Didn... Nov 13 2005, 01:42 AM mcaplinger QUOTE (just-nick @ Nov 12 2005, 05:42 PM... Nov 13 2005, 02:01 AM mcaplinger QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 9 2005, 07:16 AM)Didn... Nov 13 2005, 03:21 AM ugordan QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Nov 13 2005, 05:21 AM)If ... Nov 14 2005, 08:21 AM john_s QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 14 2005, 08:21 AM)That... Nov 14 2005, 04:51 PM JRehling QUOTE (john_s @ Nov 7 2005, 10:40 AM)Sorry, b... Nov 8 2005, 08:53 PM hendric QUOTE (john_s @ Nov 7 2005, 11:40 AM)... and ... Nov 13 2005, 07:49 AM john_s QUOTE (hendric @ Nov 13 2005, 07:49 AM)John,
... Nov 14 2005, 07:17 PM hendric QUOTE (john_s @ Nov 14 2005, 01:17 PM)We... Nov 14 2005, 11:02 PM Rob Pinnegar I wonder if New Horizons will happen to pass close... Nov 6 2005, 06:06 PM Decepticon That's why I'm in for as much bonus untarg... Nov 6 2005, 07:24 PM BruceMoomaw At the special meeting on Jupiter science from New... Nov 7 2005, 12:46 PM djellison Lots of images from the press day
http://www.launc... Nov 7 2005, 02:57 PM RNeuhaus QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 7 2005, 09:57 AM)Lots ... Nov 7 2005, 03:32 PM spfrss QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Nov 7 2005, 04:32 PM)Very n... Nov 16 2005, 09:42 AM BPCooper QUOTE (spfrss @ Nov 16 2005, 05:42 AM)as the ... Nov 16 2005, 08:34 PM djellison As I understand it - the RTG is a mass model - i.e... Nov 7 2005, 03:36 PM odave Let's hope they remember to put the real one o... Nov 7 2005, 04:32 PM ugordan QUOTE (odave @ Nov 7 2005, 06:32 PM)Let's... Nov 7 2005, 05:21 PM Decepticon Will this probe carry a gold disk of some kind? Al... Nov 8 2005, 11:21 PM punkboi QUOTE (Decepticon @ Nov 8 2005, 04:21 PM)Will... Nov 9 2005, 12:20 AM ljk4-1 QUOTE (Decepticon @ Nov 8 2005, 06:21 PM)Will... Nov 9 2005, 02:30 PM Decepticon QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Nov 9 2005, 09:30 AM)Go ... Nov 12 2005, 08:23 PM JRehling QUOTE (Decepticon @ Nov 12 2005, 01:23 PM)Thi... Nov 13 2005, 06:03 PM ljk4-1 QUOTE (JRehling @ Nov 13 2005, 01:03 PM)Perso... Nov 14 2005, 02:42 AM JRehling This thread is becoming a demonstration of signal ... Nov 14 2005, 09:45 PM ljk4-1 QUOTE (JRehling @ Nov 14 2005, 04:45 PM)This ... Nov 15 2005, 03:52 PM edstrick I suspect some of the most valuable PICTURES durin... Nov 9 2005, 07:47 AM Myran Transmitting the difference information was someth... Nov 12 2005, 08:20 PM mike Every probe we send into space is an expression of... Nov 14 2005, 06:27 AM ljk4-1 QUOTE (mike @ Nov 14 2005, 01:27 AM)Every pro... Nov 14 2005, 02:01 PM ilbasso A prototype for a diplomatic probe exists already,... Nov 14 2005, 05:35 PM mike My point in mentioning in all that 'junk' ... Nov 14 2005, 06:49 PM ljk4-1 QUOTE (mike @ Nov 14 2005, 01:49 PM)My point ... Nov 14 2005, 07:04 PM mike No, I haven't read Murmurs of Earth.
They did... Nov 14 2005, 08:38 PM Rob Pinnegar Okay, that's funny... but he's right, guys... Nov 15 2005, 04:14 PM Comga Weeky NASA update on expendable launchers
http://... Nov 17 2005, 03:40 AM BPCooper The past few days neither the real or mockup RTG w... Nov 17 2005, 03:48 AM Redstone The flight RTG was not installed, but there was a ... Nov 17 2005, 05:03 AM Alan Stern QUOTE (BPCooper @ Nov 17 2005, 03:48 AM)The p... Nov 17 2005, 10:45 AM BPCooper QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Nov 17 2005, 06:45 AM)Goo... Nov 17 2005, 01:51 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (BPCooper @ Nov 17 2005, 01:51 PM)Inter... Nov 17 2005, 01:55 PM BPCooper QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Nov 17 2005, 09:55 AM)The... Nov 17 2005, 04:58 PM Comga QUOTE (BPCooper @ Nov 17 2005, 10:58 AM)Despi... Nov 20 2005, 07:32 PM RNeuhaus What is the purpose of the balancing test? In the ... Nov 17 2005, 02:11 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Nov 17 2005, 02:11 PM)What ... Nov 17 2005, 02:43 PM dvandorn Ah, the old misunderstanding -- if there's no ... Nov 17 2005, 02:46 PM dvandorn That's what I get for taking 15 minutes to wri... Nov 17 2005, 02:48 PM RNeuhaus Good explanations. I was able to grasp them.
I to... Nov 17 2005, 03:11 PM john_s QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Nov 17 2005, 03:11 PM)Then ... Nov 17 2005, 05:56 PM BPCooper Spin test Monday:
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/ksc... Nov 18 2005, 05:41 AM Alan Stern New Horizons highlights for the week ending 11/18/... Nov 18 2005, 10:04 PM Rakhir New Horizons Launch Preparations Move Ahead
http:/... Nov 20 2005, 03:31 PM Decepticon I have a question that has been asked of me before... Nov 26 2005, 03:34 PM john_s QUOTE (Decepticon @ Nov 26 2005, 03:34 PM)I h... Nov 26 2005, 04:49 PM tasp QUOTE (Decepticon @ Nov 26 2005, 09:34 AM)I h... Nov 26 2005, 04:57 PM  |
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