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New Horizons: Pre-launch, launch and main cruise, Pluto and the Kuiper belt
cIclops
post 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
- - stevesliva   We'll be hearing more about WISE as it comes u...   Aug 11 2009, 03:57 PM
- - Enceladus75   The progress made by New Horizons in just 3 and ha...   Aug 11 2009, 09:05 PM
|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (Enceladus75 @ Aug 11 2009, 10:05 P...   Aug 12 2009, 01:39 PM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Aug 12 2009, 05:39 AM...   Aug 13 2009, 05:26 PM
||- - Gsnorgathon   QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Aug 13 2009, 06:2...   Aug 13 2009, 07:20 PM
|- - tfisher   QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Aug 12 2009, 08:39 AM...   Aug 15 2009, 03:17 PM
|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (tfisher @ Aug 15 2009, 04:17 PM) I...   Aug 16 2009, 01:15 AM
|- - DrShank   I too noted the Mariner IV 50th anniversary coinci...   Aug 25 2009, 02:37 PM
|- - Alan Stern   http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/overview/piPerspective.php...   Sep 3 2009, 11:58 PM
|- - punkboi   Thanks for the update, Alan! New Horizons ent...   Sep 8 2009, 08:28 AM
- - PhilCo126   Interesting but could tracking of the spacecraft p...   Aug 13 2009, 10:55 AM
|- - Mixer   QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Aug 13 2009, 08:55 PM)...   Aug 13 2009, 10:59 AM
- - dmuller   Mixer: if memory serves me right then I think they...   Aug 13 2009, 11:29 AM
- - Greg Hullender   Grin. Actually the hypothesis was that the ...   Aug 13 2009, 10:44 PM
- - PhilCo126   Thanks to all for that detailed answer on the Pion...   Aug 14 2009, 03:58 PM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Aug 14 2009, 11:58 AM)...   Aug 14 2009, 06:11 PM
- - PhilCo126   Yep but for Galileo & Cassini it was about an ...   Aug 14 2009, 06:30 PM
- - imipak   Interesting indeed, but doesn't it belong on t...   Aug 15 2009, 05:22 PM
- - nprev   Thanks also, Alan. Glad to hear all is well, and y...   Sep 8 2009, 08:38 AM
|- - climber   QUOTE (nprev @ Sep 8 2009, 10:38 AM) Good...   Sep 8 2009, 11:04 AM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (nprev @ Sep 8 2009, 12:38 AM) Good...   Sep 8 2009, 04:48 PM
- - antipode   Were there 'yo-yos' with the Pioneers? I t...   Oct 15 2009, 06:16 AM
|- - infocat13   QUOTE (antipode @ Oct 15 2009, 01:16 AM) ...   Oct 15 2009, 08:22 PM
|- - Alan Stern   A year from today, 17 Oct 2010, NH reaches the hal...   Oct 17 2009, 04:21 PM
- - ngunn   Thanks for that Alan. If it's not too late for...   Nov 28 2009, 11:20 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (ngunn @ Nov 28 2009, 03:20 PM) The...   Nov 28 2009, 11:27 PM
- - jasedm   Fascinating read Alan - thanks as ever for keeping...   Nov 28 2009, 11:38 PM
|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (jasedm @ Nov 28 2009, 11:38 PM) Fa...   Nov 29 2009, 12:19 AM
|- - jasedm   QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Nov 29 2009, 12:19 AM...   Nov 29 2009, 09:43 AM
- - ngunn   I was only trying to hlp Fortunately, I'm no...   Nov 28 2009, 11:40 PM
|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (ngunn @ Nov 28 2009, 11:40 PM) I w...   Nov 29 2009, 12:16 AM
- - nprev   Somewhat on that note, Alan, will there be any ded...   Nov 29 2009, 01:09 AM
|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (nprev @ Nov 29 2009, 01:09 AM) Som...   Nov 29 2009, 01:34 PM
- - peter59   I know that the attachment is unnecessary, but I w...   Dec 29 2009, 07:56 AM
- - nprev   Yep...I agree that's pretty damn beautiful, Pe...   Dec 29 2009, 08:05 AM
- - Enceladus75   It's fantastic - New Horizons is more than hal...   Jan 2 2010, 10:33 AM
|- - climber   QUOTE (Enceladus75 @ Jan 2 2010, 11:33 AM...   Jan 3 2010, 11:23 AM
|- - Alan Stern   NH had a successful hibernation wake up and is now...   Jan 17 2010, 08:58 PM
|- - Canopus   QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Jan 17 2010, 01:58 PM...   Jan 19 2010, 12:50 PM
|- - Alan Stern   Tomorrow we'll be *just* 2000 days from Pluto ...   Jan 19 2010, 02:01 PM
||- - Canopus   QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Jan 19 2010, 07:01 AM...   Jan 19 2010, 02:57 PM
|- - dmuller   QUOTE (Canopus @ Jan 19 2010, 11:50 PM) A...   Jan 19 2010, 05:41 PM
- - dmuller   Well New Horizons is now closer to Pluto than Eart...   Jan 3 2010, 04:42 AM
|- - Vultur   QUOTE (dmuller @ Jan 3 2010, 05:42 AM) 20...   Jan 20 2010, 08:38 AM
- - nprev   Thanks for the good news, Alan. Onward!!...   Jan 17 2010, 09:06 PM
- - peter59   Yes, about 5 years ahead us and exactly 4 years al...   Jan 19 2010, 07:34 PM
|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (peter59 @ Jan 19 2010, 08:34 PM) Y...   Jan 19 2010, 09:03 PM
|- - Canopus   QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Jan 19 2010, 02:03 PM...   Jan 19 2010, 09:22 PM
||- - tedstryk   Yes, here it is   Jan 19 2010, 09:55 PM
||- - NickF   I took this grab from the BBC News site on 17 Jan ...   Jan 19 2010, 10:06 PM
||- - Canopus   QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jan 19 2010, 02:55 PM) ...   Jan 20 2010, 01:58 PM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Jan 19 2010, 01:03 PM...   Jan 20 2010, 12:42 PM
- - dmuller   Launch replay is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...   Jan 20 2010, 07:30 AM
- - brellis   Ted Stryk, thank you for the illuminating post on ...   Jan 21 2010, 04:10 PM
- - Greg Hullender   This has been answered before, in the context of t...   Jan 21 2010, 04:46 PM
|- - Alan Stern   Greg- Yes, that's right. About using Pluto, it...   Jan 21 2010, 04:58 PM
- - brellis   Thanks guys. The Neptune mission concept looks gr...   Jan 21 2010, 07:30 PM
|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (brellis @ Jan 21 2010, 07:30 PM) T...   Jan 21 2010, 08:57 PM
- - mchan   NH2 did differ in the details: Uranus encounter du...   Jan 22 2010, 05:52 AM
|- - Tom Tamlyn   Thanks for reposting the Argo proposal. (I missed...   Jan 22 2010, 06:28 AM
|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (mchan @ Jan 22 2010, 06:52 AM) NH2...   Jan 22 2010, 11:47 AM
- - volcanopele   1. I may not best person for answering the Mars ge...   Jan 22 2010, 06:49 AM
|- - john_s   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Jan 22 2010, 07:49 A...   Jan 22 2010, 01:59 PM
- - Tom Tamlyn   volcanopele, Thanks for the reference to Christen...   Jan 23 2010, 12:02 AM
|- - Alan Stern   Preview of this post coming on the NH web site thi...   May 20 2010, 03:54 PM
- - Greg Hullender   Thanks, Alan. It's always great you think abou...   May 20 2010, 10:16 PM
|- - Alan Stern   Greg- We're gearing up for the KBO search an...   May 20 2010, 10:54 PM
- - tasp   Congratulations on your in flight successful test ...   May 21 2010, 01:16 AM
- - nprev   Thanks for another always-interesting update, Alan...   May 21 2010, 08:40 AM
- - Juramike   So...technically...is NH sailing with it's own...   May 21 2010, 11:51 AM
- - ngunn   I prefer to think of it as a reaction drive. It...   May 21 2010, 12:23 PM
- - Paolo   Speaking of NH, is any paper on dust counter resul...   May 21 2010, 07:07 PM
|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (Paolo @ May 21 2010, 07:07 PM) Spe...   May 22 2010, 03:51 PM
- - Paolo   Thanks a lot Alan!   May 22 2010, 04:38 PM
- - Paolo   there is a new picture released of Neptune and Tri...   Sep 4 2010, 07:22 AM
- - Vultur   Pretty amazing that NH can even pick out Triton at...   Sep 7 2010, 01:41 AM
|- - Alan Stern   UMSF fans-- I thought you'd like to know tha...   Nov 21 2010, 01:20 PM
|- - ups   QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Nov 21 2010, 01:20 PM...   Dec 5 2010, 01:38 PM
|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (ups @ Dec 5 2010, 02:38 PM) Is thi...   Dec 5 2010, 06:12 PM
- - Paolo   great news Alan! it was such a pity to have in...   Nov 21 2010, 03:09 PM
- - brellis   QUOTE running them in hibernation to sample interp...   Nov 21 2010, 06:14 PM
- - stevesliva   I think the instruments have their own firmware an...   Nov 21 2010, 06:45 PM
- - brellis   QUOTE perhaps they are storing to shared storage ...   Nov 21 2010, 06:59 PM
- - Paolo   New Horizon's twitter yesterday spoke of ...   Dec 5 2010, 06:21 PM
|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (Paolo @ Dec 5 2010, 06:21 PM) New ...   Dec 5 2010, 06:38 PM
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|- - Alan Stern   QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Dec 5 2010, 08:40 PM...   Dec 6 2010, 12:47 AM
- - Explorer1   New PI Perspective, (what a coincidence about Uran...   Dec 22 2010, 10:08 PM
|- - MahFL   Have any of the original core mission team died ?   Dec 23 2010, 02:00 PM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Dec 22 2010, 02:08 PM)...   Dec 23 2010, 08:06 PM
|- - punkboi   QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Dec 23 2010, 12:0...   Dec 25 2010, 01:17 AM
- - peter59   About two hours ago New Horizons crossed the magic...   Dec 26 2010, 03:25 PM
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