New Horizons: Pre-launch, launch and main cruise

New Horizons: Pre-launch, launch and main cruise, Pluto and the Kuiper belt

cIclops View Member Profile	Feb 8 2005, 02:09 PM Post #1416
Member Group: Members Posts: 133 Joined: 29-January 05 Member No.: 161	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 -------------------- Videos ...

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cIclops New Horizons: Pre-launch, launch and main cruise Feb 8 2005, 02:09 PM

peter59 Ok, round number, no magical number. Dec 26 2010, 03:35 PM

Alan Stern QUOTE (peter59 @ Dec 26 2010, 03:35 PM) O... Jan 4 2011, 03:15 PM

ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Jan 4 2011, 07:15 AM)... Jan 4 2011, 03:30 PM

Alan Stern QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Jan 4 2011, 03:30 PM... Jan 4 2011, 05:05 PM

Paolo from the latest NH twitter QUOTE Thinking waaay a... Jan 19 2011, 08:21 PM

Alan Stern QUOTE (Paolo @ Jan 19 2011, 09:21 PM) fro... Jan 21 2011, 06:45 PM

machi Yes! This is in what I'm secretly hoping ... Jan 19 2011, 11:06 PM

volcanopele QUOTE (machi @ Jan 19 2011, 04:06 PM) Yes... Jan 21 2011, 06:51 PM

stevesliva May be new estimations of instrument and spacecraf... Jan 20 2011, 12:19 AM

Paolo another interesting tweet posted yesterday QUOTE ... Jan 20 2011, 06:28 AM

tedstryk That is what is nice about being at the New Horizo... Jan 20 2011, 07:27 PM

elakdawalla I beg to differ, Ted, but that is not the only thi... Jan 20 2011, 08:40 PM

tedstryk Beg to differ about what? Jan 21 2011, 02:04 AM

machi I think so too, but I'm interested about power... Jan 21 2011, 09:21 PM

Alan Stern QUOTE (machi @ Jan 21 2011, 09:21 PM) I t... Jan 21 2011, 10:15 PM

DrShank Sorry I couldn't be at the Team Meeting, alway... Jan 27 2011, 03:45 AM

jasedm Very absorbing talk given by Alan Stern earlier th... Feb 22 2011, 08:21 PM

brellis thanks - a very nice hour indeed "Storm th... Feb 22 2011, 09:33 PM

brellis Alan S hopes KBO targets will be "in the bag... Feb 22 2011, 10:06 PM

jasedm What I gleaned from this was the sheer single-mind... Feb 22 2011, 10:28 PM

elakdawalla Posts on the KBO search moved here. May 16 2011, 05:52 PM

nprev Good stuff as always, Alan; thanks! You guys a... Aug 17 2011, 12:28 AM

MahFL I always enjoy his updates. You get the sense that... Aug 17 2011, 01:50 PM

Greg Hullender I'm curious what sort of useful data can actua... Aug 17 2011, 02:52 PM

ugordan Some surface detail, albedo measurements, accurate... Aug 17 2011, 03:07 PM

JohnVV QUOTE I'm curious what sort of useful data can... Aug 17 2011, 10:06 PM

Alan Stern I think for the best of the small moon's, we... Aug 18 2011, 12:47 AM

Greg Hullender Thanks, Alan. That's a lot better than what I ... Aug 18 2011, 03:44 AM

brellis Might we find some atmospheric exchange among the ... Aug 18 2011, 01:38 PM

Paolo QUOTE (brellis @ Aug 18 2011, 03:38 PM) M... Aug 19 2011, 04:20 PM

nprev I'd definitely bet on it happening between Plu... Aug 19 2011, 12:04 AM

Fran Ontanaya Maybe the barycenter is a snowball factory. Where ... Aug 19 2011, 01:28 AM

Paolo today's New Horizon tweet mentions the "S... Sep 17 2011, 04:21 PM

elakdawalla It has to do with the new moon discoveries they... Sep 17 2011, 06:57 PM

Rob Pinnegar QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Sep 17 2011, 12:57 P... Sep 19 2011, 03:26 PM

nprev Oy vey. So they're gonna have to plan out a co... Sep 18 2011, 08:43 AM

Alan Stern Nprev- SHBOT will be planned in detail in 2012. ... Sep 19 2011, 09:02 AM

Greg Hullender That seems fitting, since Charon is already the go... Sep 20 2011, 12:07 AM

nprev Thank you, Alan. As always, if you need "Koda... Sep 21 2011, 12:22 AM

Paolo the latest PI perspective http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/... Nov 10 2011, 01:29 PM

Alan Stern New Horizons science team meeting, open to all who... Jan 1 2012, 07:11 PM

nprev Wow. Thanks, Alan! Will the team be posting a... Jan 1 2012, 08:10 PM

Alan Stern QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 1 2012, 08:10 PM) Wow.... Jan 2 2012, 01:04 AM

nprev Ah. Understood, just had to ask; thanks! Jan 2 2012, 01:09 AM

Explorer1 New PIP! http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/overview/piP... Jan 20 2012, 09:07 PM

Astro0 I've signed! http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/new... Feb 2 2012, 12:22 AM

Alan Stern QUOTE (Astro0 @ Feb 2 2012, 12:22 AM) I... Feb 3 2012, 12:13 AM

nprev Done! And possibly a good sign: Had trouble ge... Feb 3 2012, 01:00 AM

MahFL Signed up. Feb 3 2012, 01:29 AM

eoincampbell Thanks for bringing this to light...rally 'rou... Feb 3 2012, 02:39 AM

brellis Onboard! Feb 3 2012, 03:38 AM

Astro0 Well done all so far. Spread the word to your frie... Feb 3 2012, 05:55 AM

Chmee Anyone else find it incredible that Pluto, one of ... Feb 5 2012, 03:16 AM

jasedm QUOTE (Chmee @ Feb 5 2012, 03:16 AM) Anyo... Feb 5 2012, 10:59 PM

nprev True. It will be most interesting (and revealing) ... Feb 5 2012, 07:44 PM

Alan Stern Today, 9.99 AU to go: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/news... Feb 11 2012, 02:22 PM

jasedm My anticipation's really building on the missi... Feb 11 2012, 05:12 PM

hendric Chmee, I wouldn't be surprised if every larg... Feb 17 2012, 07:28 PM

stevesliva https://twitter.com/#!/NewHorizons2015/...1418... Mar 8 2012, 01:15 AM

g4ayu Called in the local yesterday and found a new beer... Apr 10 2012, 08:38 AM

PFK QUOTE (g4ayu @ Apr 10 2012, 08:38 AM) Cal... Apr 13 2012, 01:34 PM

Phil Stooke Nice presentation from the current SBAG meeting: ... Jul 10 2012, 09:45 PM

nprev Wow. Thanks, Phil. The collision hazard really se... Jul 10 2012, 10:56 PM

climber Nice to note that last TCM could be performed as l... Jul 11 2012, 05:48 AM

john_s QUOTE (climber @ Jul 10 2012, 11:48 PM) N... Jul 11 2012, 05:05 PM

Paolo just announced in the IAU circulars: yet another s... Jul 11 2012, 07:34 AM

Drkskywxlt Any news on the orbit of P5? I can't find any... Jul 11 2012, 03:07 PM

Paolo details of the discovery of P5 are in IAUC 9253, w... Jul 11 2012, 03:30 PM

Decepticon ^I have looked myself and have yet to find anythin... Jul 11 2012, 03:14 PM

Decepticon Spoke Mins to soon.... here we go. http://www.spa... Jul 11 2012, 03:19 PM

ceramicfundamentalist lots of deets on sky and telescope: http://www.sk... Jul 11 2012, 03:23 PM

Paolo this (from http://www.dearastronomer.com/2012/07/1... Jul 11 2012, 04:07 PM

Paolo and a release from the HST Hubble Discovers a Fift... Jul 11 2012, 04:10 PM

Ian R Looks like P5 (and a possible sixth moon) were sus... Jul 11 2012, 04:20 PM

Phil Stooke When I posted my link to the New Horizons presenta... Jul 12 2012, 01:24 PM

Astro0 Pluto Closest Approach - 14 July 2015, 11:49:59 UT... Jul 14 2012, 10:02 AM

tasp Gee, how many more moons can turn up in 3 years ??... Jul 14 2012, 12:08 PM

nprev TPS has nothing to do with naming new moons; that... Jul 14 2012, 06:20 PM

tasp Anyone can suggest a name. Jul 15 2012, 01:33 AM

John Flushing It is my humble opinion that the I.A.U. ought to d... Jul 25 2012, 04:27 PM

Chmee At what distance from Pluto does NH's camera h... Jul 26 2012, 07:33 PM

machi Resolution of best HST images (FOC and ACS/HRC cam... Jul 26 2012, 07:55 PM

Paolo I just watched Alan Stern's presentation to th... Oct 16 2012, 07:41 PM

Alan Stern QUOTE (Paolo @ Oct 16 2012, 07:41 PM) I j... Oct 17 2012, 12:42 AM

climber Get an article, sorry not Alan's but well: htt... Oct 16 2012, 08:55 PM

craigmcg Just over 1000 days to closest approach. http://p... Oct 17 2012, 12:24 AM

Paolo thanks, I would really like to have a better look... Oct 17 2012, 01:18 PM

Alan Stern Happy New Year 2013 from New Horizons!...Been ... Jan 1 2013, 07:24 PM

nprev Indeed!!! Alan, how's the Plut... Jan 1 2013, 09:27 PM

Alan Stern We've been doing a lot of work with HST and mo... Jan 1 2013, 09:49 PM

Alan Stern New Horizons has exited hibernation. Active operat... Jan 6 2013, 01:58 PM

nprev Awesome on all counts, Alan. Seems like my anticip... Jan 6 2013, 04:59 PM

Alan Stern ...Just 3 more hibernations left (this winter/spri... Jan 6 2013, 09:05 PM

Bill Harris QUOTE WE EXPLORE PLUTO THE YEAR AFTER NEXT! ... Jan 8 2013, 10:29 AM

Bjorn Jonsson Yes, time flies - fast. I was always going to expe... Jan 8 2013, 01:30 PM

Alan Stern Upload of new command & data handling (C&D... Jan 10 2013, 01:25 PM

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