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New Horizons Arrives At Ksc
Redstone
post Sep 26 2005, 09:56 PM
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NASA Press Release
APL press release
Space.com Article

Coming up...
October: communications checks
November: hydrazine loading and Atlas V countdown rehearsal
December: integration with Atlas V
January: LAUNCH! biggrin.gif

No pictures on the KSC webcams yet. unsure.gif

But still pictures here. cool.gif


Is that the flight RTG attached to the spacecraft? blink.gif Or just a dummy?
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post Oct 29 2005, 05:16 PM
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As we get closer to launch, I thought post this chart of New Horizon's Launch window. It's taken from the NH presentation to the October meeting of OPAG.



The prime window is only 17 days long. After that, NH's arrival at Pluto gets later fast. Amazingly, the later part of the window sents NH on a Pluto-direct trajectory. No gravity assists. Even considering the longer flight time, and the fact that the mission involves a lot of rocket for a little spacecraft, a direct throw out of the solar system is pretty impressive. Hopefully, it won't be needed! smile.gif

If the window is missed completely, then NH will launch in 2007, and we'll have to wait to 2019-2021 to see Pluto. sad.gif

Fingers crossed!
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post Oct 29 2005, 05:59 PM
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Thank's for posting that. I assume that the day-by-day vs arrival year is based on how close to Jupiter it winds up coming; and then later, Pluto's distance? The impression given on the NH website is that immediately after Feb 2nd it jumps to 2019 (and that before and after there are no variances).


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- Redstone   New Horizons Arrives At Ksc   Sep 26 2005, 09:56 PM
- - odave   I just showed this picture to my 8 year old, and t...   Sep 27 2005, 12:43 AM
- - hendric   She sure is pretty with all that gold foil. ...   Sep 27 2005, 02:07 AM
- - spfrss   [quote] Is that the flight RTG attached to the spa...   Sep 27 2005, 09:30 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   As I understand it, the only possible show-stopper...   Sep 27 2005, 09:31 AM
|- - paxdan   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Sep 27 2005, 10:31 AM)I...   Sep 27 2005, 10:26 AM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Sep 27 2005, 10:31 AM)As...   Sep 27 2005, 08:46 PM
|- - spfrss   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Sep 27 2005, 10:31 AM)As...   Sep 28 2005, 08:36 AM
|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (spfrss @ Sep 28 2005, 08:36 AM)The pro...   Sep 28 2005, 09:46 AM
- - remcook   "I'm sure he'll agree, once they...   Sep 27 2005, 02:06 PM
|- - odave   I thought it was "nucular"   Sep 27 2005, 05:56 PM
|- - um3k   QUOTE (odave @ Sep 27 2005, 01:56 PM)I though...   Sep 27 2005, 06:00 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   Actually, the blood-chilling thing about "nuc...   Sep 27 2005, 09:20 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Sep 27 2005, 10:20 PM)Ac...   Sep 27 2005, 10:10 PM
|- - Jeff7   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Sep 27 2005, 04:20 PM)Ac...   Sep 27 2005, 10:38 PM
|- - Mark6   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Sep 27 2005, 09:20 PM)Ac...   Sep 30 2005, 02:32 AM
||- - spfrss   If you go to http://www.pluto.jhuapl.edu/overview...   Sep 30 2005, 07:06 AM
||- - ljk4-1   QUOTE (Mark6 @ Sep 29 2005, 09:32 PM)Carter p...   Sep 30 2005, 02:33 PM
||- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Sep 30 2005, 02:33 PM)Wh...   Sep 30 2005, 07:07 PM
|- - ljk4-1   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Sep 27 2005, 04:20 PM)Ac...   Oct 31 2005, 05:31 PM
- - SigurRosFan   How many RTG pellets are now on board??   Sep 27 2005, 10:43 PM
- - hendric   "Mr. President, we're sending the plutoni...   Sep 28 2005, 12:30 AM
- - edstrick   BruceMoomaw: "..Actually, the blood-chilling ...   Sep 28 2005, 06:59 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   Well, I certainly never had trouble with it -- unl...   Sep 28 2005, 07:31 AM
|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Sep 28 2005, 07:31 AM)Fa...   Sep 28 2005, 09:24 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   I forgot to mention that Eisenhower also fouled it...   Sep 28 2005, 07:33 AM
|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Sep 28 2005, 07:33 AM)Fa...   Sep 28 2005, 09:22 AM
- - djellison   Please go and read the safety reports for the laun...   Sep 28 2005, 09:59 AM
|- - Sunspot   QUOTE (djellison @ Sep 28 2005, 10:59 AM)Plea...   Sep 28 2005, 10:33 AM
- - djellison   If the public were made as aware of the military p...   Sep 28 2005, 10:41 AM
- - RNeuhaus   I will put anything nuclear information from NH sp...   Sep 28 2005, 03:33 PM
|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Sep 28 2005, 03:33 PM)The p...   Sep 28 2005, 05:38 PM
- - SigurRosFan   But how many RTGs are actually on board? Earlier ...   Sep 28 2005, 04:06 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (SigurRosFan @ Sep 28 2005, 05:06 PM)Bu...   Sep 28 2005, 05:50 PM
|- - SigurRosFan   QUOTE (helvick @ Sep 28 2005, 07:50 PM)... de...   Sep 28 2005, 07:29 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (SigurRosFan @ Sep 28 2005, 08:29 PM)0....   Sep 28 2005, 08:24 PM
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|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (helvick @ Sep 29 2005, 05:15 PM)You...   Sep 29 2005, 05:47 PM
|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (helvick @ Sep 29 2005, 05:15 PM)Its a ...   Sep 30 2005, 07:15 AM
- - SigurRosFan   Thanks a lot, Helvick!   Sep 28 2005, 06:22 PM
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|- - tty   QUOTE (mike @ Sep 28 2005, 09:18 PM)Chernobyl...   Sep 29 2005, 11:39 AM
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|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (djellison @ Sep 29 2005, 10:08 AM)But ...   Sep 29 2005, 04:11 PM
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|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (Sunspot @ Sep 29 2005, 04:25 PM)As muc...   Sep 29 2005, 05:37 PM
- - djellison   A little bird tells me, NH is... 72 pellets, 190+...   Sep 29 2005, 02:04 PM
- - SigurRosFan   What is the birds name?   Sep 29 2005, 02:20 PM
- - djellison   It was from Alan via email to me - I think he just...   Sep 29 2005, 03:38 PM
|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (djellison @ Sep 29 2005, 03:38 PM)http...   Sep 29 2005, 04:15 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   "... I distinctly remember seeing and hearing...   Sep 30 2005, 12:18 AM
|- - ljk4-1   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Sep 29 2005, 07:18 PM)...   Sep 30 2005, 02:18 AM
- - mchan   In the latest PI update, Alan Stern describes NH...   Oct 4 2005, 03:35 AM
|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (mchan @ Oct 4 2005, 03:35 AM)In the la...   Oct 4 2005, 08:58 AM
|- - Rob Pinnegar   QUOTE (Richard Trigaux @ Oct 4 2005, 02:58 AM...   Oct 4 2005, 05:12 PM
|- - mchan   QUOTE (Rob Pinnegar @ Oct 4 2005, 10:12 AM)Sw...   Oct 5 2005, 04:01 AM
|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (Rob Pinnegar @ Oct 4 2005, 05:12 PM)It...   Oct 5 2005, 01:22 PM
|- - punkboi   QUOTE (Rob Pinnegar @ Oct 4 2005, 10:12 AM)It...   Oct 26 2005, 06:05 AM
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|- - BPCooper   QUOTE (imran @ Oct 28 2005, 08:42 PM)Pluto ro...   Oct 29 2005, 04:50 PM
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- - RNeuhaus   New update about NH. Good detail about 7 science i...   Oct 19 2005, 10:36 PM
|- - Richard Trigaux   What will New Horizons do near Pluto? Just a fly-...   Oct 20 2005, 05:28 AM
|- - mchan   QUOTE (Richard Trigaux @ Oct 19 2005, 10:28 P...   Oct 20 2005, 05:56 AM
|- - RNeuhaus   QUOTE (Richard Trigaux @ Oct 20 2005, 12:28 A...   Oct 20 2005, 01:25 PM
- - Richard Trigaux   OK, a fast fly-by, and perhaps an attempt to rende...   Oct 20 2005, 01:24 PM
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|- - Comga   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Oct 20 2005, 03:03 PM)Al...   Oct 25 2005, 04:53 AM
- - Redstone   As we get closer to launch, I thought post this ch...   Oct 29 2005, 05:16 PM
|- - BPCooper   Thank's for posting that. I assume that the da...   Oct 29 2005, 05:59 PM
|- - Alan Stern   The plot shown is an old version of the launch win...   Oct 29 2005, 07:26 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   You got any word on how serious the possible storm...   Oct 30 2005, 06:53 AM
|- - Alan Stern   Bruce- It's only superficial. The threat to la...   Oct 30 2005, 10:34 AM
|- - BPCooper   The Boeing strike should have no effect on NH proc...   Oct 30 2005, 04:55 PM
|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (BPCooper @ Oct 30 2005, 04:55 PM)The B...   Oct 30 2005, 05:10 PM
||- - BPCooper   QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Oct 30 2005, 01:10 PM)To ...   Oct 30 2005, 05:33 PM
|- - BPCooper   QUOTE (BPCooper @ Oct 30 2005, 12:55 PM)The B...   Nov 2 2005, 10:49 PM
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|- - mchan   QUOTE (BPCooper @ Nov 4 2005, 07:24 PM)I had ...   Nov 6 2005, 04:30 AM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (mchan @ Nov 5 2005, 08:30 PM)For seein...   Nov 6 2005, 04:39 AM
|- - BPCooper   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Nov 6 2005, 12:39 AM)I do...   Nov 6 2005, 04:13 PM
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|- - ljk4-1   QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Nov 4 2005, 11:27 PM)Wil...   Nov 7 2005, 03:06 PM
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||- - ljk4-1   QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 7 2005, 10:09 AM)We di...   Nov 7 2005, 03:14 PM
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||- - ljk4-1   QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 7 2005, 10:26 AM)And wha...   Nov 7 2005, 03:30 PM
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