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 #616
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

Rakhir Alan's perspective including the list of major... Jan 8 2006, 03:38 PM

jamescanvin QUOTE (Rakhir @ Jan 9 2006, 02:38 AM)Alan... Jan 9 2006, 12:54 AM

Alan Stern QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Jan 9 2006, 12:54 AM)No ... Jan 9 2006, 11:54 AM

Orlin Denkov A very good article in Spaceflight Now - Probe fin... Jan 9 2006, 07:13 AM

ljk4-1 QUOTE (Orlin Denkov @ Jan 9 2006, 02:13 AM)A ... Jan 9 2006, 02:06 PM

nprev QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jan 9 2006, 07:06 AM)To ... Jan 10 2006, 01:31 AM

ljk4-1 QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 9 2006, 08:31 PM)Wouldn... Jan 11 2006, 01:03 PM

punkboi QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jan 11 2006, 06:03 AM)Pl... Jan 11 2006, 06:16 PM

nprev QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jan 11 2006, 06:03 AM)Pr... Jan 14 2006, 01:52 AM

nprev OT, but does anyone know if the Lunar Prospector i... Jan 14 2006, 01:57 AM

AlexBlackwell QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 14 2006, 01:57 AM)OT, but ... Jan 14 2006, 02:15 AM

nprev QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Jan 13 2006, 07:15 PM)... Jan 14 2006, 06:57 AM

Bob Shaw Interesting article on the SpaceflightNow site: h... Jan 14 2006, 02:36 PM

elakdawalla There's a new update from John Spencer in my b... Jan 9 2006, 04:37 PM

punkboi http://www.space.com/news/ft_060109_newhorizons_pr... Jan 9 2006, 06:43 PM

Toma B QUOTE We are few, but we represent many," sai... Jan 9 2006, 06:55 PM

ljk4-1 QUOTE (Toma B @ Jan 9 2006, 01:55 PM)Don... Jan 9 2006, 08:23 PM

ljk4-1 PROBE NEARS LAUNCH ON MISSION OF PURE EXPLORATION ... Jan 9 2006, 10:09 PM

punkboi QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jan 9 2006, 01:23 PM)Has... Jan 9 2006, 10:29 PM

Jeff7 QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jan 9 2006, 03:23 PM)Has... Jan 10 2006, 12:53 AM

edstrick I assume it's not worth looking in detail unti... Jan 10 2006, 10:49 AM

punkboi QUOTE (edstrick @ Jan 10 2006, 03:49 AM)I ass... Jan 10 2006, 06:26 PM

punkboi http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/...EWS02... Jan 10 2006, 06:31 PM

Toma B QUOTE The final power-on integrated test is set fo... Jan 10 2006, 07:41 PM

BPCooper QUOTE (Toma B @ Jan 10 2006, 03:41 PM)So far ... Jan 10 2006, 08:28 PM

Toma B QUOTE (BPCooper @ Jan 10 2006, 11:28 PM)There... Jan 10 2006, 08:43 PM

BPCooper Lol, well that's true. But it will be seen aft... Jan 10 2006, 09:13 PM

lyford You mean they didn't change the name to ... Jan 11 2006, 12:14 AM

Comga QUOTE (lyford @ Jan 10 2006, 06:14 PM)You mea... Jan 12 2006, 03:55 AM

Toma B New feature on New Horizons site: Countdown t... Jan 11 2006, 08:41 PM

djellison New 'Orizons, that'd be the Londoner missi... Jan 12 2006, 08:25 AM

odave Where's 'Enry 'Iggins when you need hi... Jan 12 2006, 02:14 PM

odave Just curious - does the cost of developing, manufa... Jan 12 2006, 02:52 PM

lyford QUOTE (odave @ Jan 12 2006, 06:52 AM)Just cur... Jan 12 2006, 06:03 PM

Comga QUOTE (lyford @ Jan 12 2006, 12:03 PM)My god... Jan 13 2006, 06:26 AM

djellison I imagine it's part of the $XXXM rocket p... Jan 12 2006, 03:19 PM

mcaplinger QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 12 2006, 07:19 AM)I im... Jan 12 2006, 05:13 PM

Toma B Maybe somebody should tell to whoever's in cha... Jan 12 2006, 03:33 PM

Alan Stern QUOTE (Toma B @ Jan 12 2006, 03:33 PM)Maybe s... Jan 12 2006, 09:44 PM

helvick QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Jan 12 2006, 10:44 PM)... Jan 12 2006, 10:53 PM

mchan QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Jan 12 2006, 01:44 PM)... Jan 13 2006, 04:25 AM

Toma B If somebody asked me is it allowed to scribble all... Jan 12 2006, 05:25 PM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (Toma B @ Jan 12 2006, 06:25 PM)If some... Jan 12 2006, 10:45 PM

helvick Nice summary article on NH, TNO\KBO's and... Jan 12 2006, 06:13 PM

odave Great article - excerpt: QUOTE The only thing the... Jan 12 2006, 07:03 PM

Rob Pinnegar QUOTE (odave @ Jan 12 2006, 01:03 PM)That wou... Jan 12 2006, 10:04 PM

Toma B Is this going to be a liftoff?!?!? Thrust ... Jan 12 2006, 07:24 PM

john_s QUOTE (Toma B @ Jan 12 2006, 07:24 PM)Is this... Jan 12 2006, 07:59 PM

Rob Pinnegar QUOTE (Toma B @ Jan 12 2006, 01:24 PM)Total l... Jan 12 2006, 10:10 PM

john_s QUOTE (Rob Pinnegar @ Jan 12 2006, 10:10 PM)I... Jan 12 2006, 10:13 PM

dvandorn QUOTE (john_s @ Jan 12 2006, 04:13 PM)Let the... Jan 13 2006, 04:42 AM

djellison If the " To the frontier..." one is Alan... Jan 12 2006, 10:47 PM

dvandorn QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 12 2006, 04:47 PM)I ha... Jan 13 2006, 04:44 AM

lyford Hmmm - no RocketCam? You mean I can't ride sh... Jan 12 2006, 11:55 PM

BruceMoomaw Oh, dear; I've just very belatedly stumbled ac... Jan 13 2006, 12:51 PM

Bob Shaw Bruce: As a fully-paid-up member of The Friends o... Jan 13 2006, 01:00 PM

ljk4-1 QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Jan 13 2006, 07:51 AM)Oh... Jan 13 2006, 02:28 PM

mchan QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jan 13 2006, 06:28 AM)Ve... Jan 14 2006, 06:24 AM

just-nick QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Jan 13 2006, 05:51 AM)Oh... Jan 13 2006, 03:17 PM

ljk4-1 QUOTE (just-nick @ Jan 13 2006, 10:17 AM... Jan 13 2006, 04:32 PM

lyford Perhaps this is why the Cosmic THermal and ULtravi... Jan 13 2006, 04:47 PM

ljk4-1 Has any consideration been given at all to the pos... Jan 13 2006, 05:28 PM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jan 13 2006, 06:28 PM)Ha... Jan 13 2006, 06:05 PM

tty QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jan 13 2006, 08:05 PM)Didn... Jan 13 2006, 07:30 PM

Rob Pinnegar Oh, boy. Here we go again with the Cthulhu Mythos ... Jan 13 2006, 05:10 PM

BruceMoomaw Actually, there was no real objection to the monst... Jan 13 2006, 09:23 PM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Jan 13 2006, 10:23 PM)Ac... Jan 14 2006, 02:41 PM

Steve G Has any firm trajectory been planned for the Jupit... Jan 15 2006, 07:38 PM

AlexBlackwell QUOTE (Steve G @ Jan 15 2006, 07:38 PM)Has an... Jan 15 2006, 10:12 PM

nprev Idiotic sensationalistic "journalism" al... Jan 16 2006, 01:53 AM

Steve G QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 15 2006, 06:53 PM)Idiotic ... Jan 16 2006, 02:06 AM

helvick Steve G. Some info here from Spaceviews Specifica... Jan 16 2006, 03:17 AM

mchan QUOTE (Steve G @ Jan 15 2006, 06:06 PM)Years ... Jan 16 2006, 10:51 AM

dvandorn In re the Apollo 13 RTG, it's important to not... Jan 16 2006, 03:32 AM

nprev The problem is that rational arguments just don... Jan 16 2006, 06:38 AM

Toma B Atlas-5 rocket still inside VAF... For about hour ... Jan 16 2006, 02:23 PM

tty I remember a comment on the Nimbus accident in Avi... Jan 16 2006, 06:31 PM

punkboi Of the two New Horizon articles that are currently... Jan 16 2006, 06:44 PM

odave ...and from the unfortunate simile desk, the CNN a... Jan 16 2006, 06:43 PM

ljk4-1 QUOTE (odave @ Jan 16 2006, 01:43 PM)...and f... Jan 16 2006, 07:42 PM

RNeuhaus QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jan 16 2006, 02:42 PM)So... Jan 16 2006, 07:48 PM

punkboi QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jan 16 2006, 12:42 PM)So... Jan 16 2006, 07:56 PM

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