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Beginning 19 January 2006, 19:00:00 UTC |
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Occurred 28 February 2007, 05:43:40 UTC |
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Pluto Closest Encounter Operations Begin
12 April 2015, 00:00:00 UTC |
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Pluto Closest Approach
14 July 2015, 11:59:00 UTC |
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October 6, 2008
The PI’s Perspective: 1,000 Days on the Road to Pluto – Time Flies and So Does New Horizons! |
Oct. 15 will be the 1,000th day of flight for New Horizons. Mission Principal Investigator Alan Stern looks back on the flurry of activity since the spacecraft’s incredible launch in January 2006, and checks in on the progress of Annual Checkout 2, happening now on New Horizons through mid-December.
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September 16, 2008
NASA Salutes New Horizons Team |
NASA has honored the New Horizons team with a Group Achievement Award for creating and launching the first mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. Project Manager Glen Fountain also earned a NASA Public Service Medal.
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September 12, 2008
'Brain Transplant' Successful as Checkout Continues |
The first major order of business in New Horizons’ second annual checkout was accomplished as planned, as operators uploaded an upgraded version of the software that runs the spacecraft’s Command and Data Handling system.
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September 5, 2008
Team Checks Out New Horizons |
Rustled out of hibernation, New Horizons is wide awake and undergoing its annual checkout. Follow the "ACO" progress on our Twitter site!
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The Kuiper Belt is a collection of icy, rocky objects residing beyond Neptune's orbit.
