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New Horizons: Pre-launch, launch and main cruise, Pluto and the Kuiper belt
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post Jul 26 2012, 07:55 PM
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Resolution of best HST images (FOC and ACS/HRC cameras) of Pluto is ~500 km/pix. New Horizons' monochromatic camera LORRI has similar resolution from distance ~100 millions km. It'll be three months before Pluto flyby.


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post Oct 16 2012, 07:41 PM
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I just watched Alan Stern's presentation to the DPS congress on ustream (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/aas-reno)
he showed some of the studies being carried out for the safe-haven trajectories. I wonder: is the presentation somewhere on the net? or can Alan share it with us?
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post Oct 16 2012, 08:55 PM
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Get an article, sorry not Alan's but well: http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=38923


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post Oct 17 2012, 12:24 AM
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Just over 1000 days to closest approach.

http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/
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Alan Stern
post Oct 17 2012, 12:42 AM
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QUOTE (Paolo @ Oct 16 2012, 07:41 PM) *
I just watched Alan Stern's presentation to the DPS congress on ustream (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/aas-reno)
he showed some of the studies being carried out for the safe-haven trajectories. I wonder: is the presentation somewhere on the net? or can Alan share it with us?



Here you go!
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post Oct 17 2012, 01:18 PM
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thanks, I would really like to have a better look at two graphs that were in the prez: that of the possible "cloud" distribution of debris in the Pluto system, and that showing some possible bail-out trajectories relative to Pluto and its moons
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Alan Stern
post Jan 1 2013, 07:24 PM
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Happy New Year 2013 from New Horizons!...Been waiting to say this for a long, long time, and now I can-- WE EXPLORE PLUTO THE YEAR AFTER NEXT! !
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post Jan 1 2013, 09:27 PM
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Indeed!!! smile.gif

Alan, how's the Pluto system observation campaign going with respect to trajectory selection for C/A? I assume the ground-based part can't start again for a month or two (at least) given the time of year?


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post Jan 1 2013, 09:49 PM
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We've been doing a lot of work with HST and modelling the dynamics, and also using high speed guns to test how hard our spacecraft is to impacts by various size particles. We'll be selecting SHBOT trajectories in Jan and Feb from those data...
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post Jan 6 2013, 01:58 PM
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New Horizons has exited hibernation. Active operations begin tomorrow and will extend through January 30th.
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post Jan 6 2013, 04:59 PM
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Awesome on all counts, Alan. Seems like my anticipation grows year after year...will switch to a monthly "oh boy oh boy oh boy!!!" schedule shortly... smile.gif


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post Jan 6 2013, 09:05 PM
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...Just 3 more hibernations left (this winter/spring, this summer/fall), next winter/spring. In May 2014 we exit hibernation to begin encounter pre-ops leading to encounter start 2 years from this week..
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post Jan 8 2013, 10:29 AM
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WE EXPLORE PLUTO THE YEAR AFTER NEXT! !

How time flies. Seems like we had the thrill of launch just the other day...

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post Jan 8 2013, 01:30 PM
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Yes, time flies - fast. I was always going to experiment a bit by processing some of the PDS Jupiter flyby data (FITS files) from LORRI, MVIC and maybe LEISA to be ready for the Pluto flyby. By doing that I wouldn't have to spend (possibly lots of) time figuring it out once the Pluto data is released and I would be able to immediately do something with that data. However, I have always delayed this in favour of something else because the Pluto flyby has been so far away in the future. Now I'm realizing that if I want to experiment with the Jupiter flyby before the Pluto flyby I will soon not be be able to delay that project any longer because suddenly the Pluto flyby isn't that far away. Feels a bit strange...
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post Jan 10 2013, 01:25 PM
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Upload of new command & data handling (C&DH) software for New Horizons with a key operating system bug fix begins today, finishes Saturday.
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