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New Horizons spacecraft is half way to Pluto
Posted on Sunday, 22 November, 2009 | 11 comments
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft launched in 2006 and has since been travelling towards Pluto, a historic 3-billion-mile, 10-year journey to the small icy world on the edge of the Solar System.
An epic 10-year, 3-billion-mile journey from Cape Canaveral to the rim of the solar system is almost halfway complete, and in 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will allow us to lay eyes directly on the mysterious, beloved Pluto for the first time.
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#7 Posted by thefinalfrontier on 22 November, 2009, 16:36I have followed this mission with great anticipation because when i was a child i used to dream of standing on its surface and exploring, As I grew older I realised that this was impossible and gave up on ever seeing the surface of pluto, Its ironic that after all those years ago we now have a craft...
#8 Posted by ShaunZero on 22 November, 2009, 17:41Sure is, I can't wait. And the reason why I mentioned it's speed was because I'd forgotten how fast an object can fly through space. And actually, I don't really know HOW fast they can go, you know.. the limits. That's pretty god damn fast, though.
#9 Posted by PotterManiac on 23 November, 2009, 8:59Go NASA Go! So its not landing huh? I cant wait for the results they get from a flyby mission. Thanks PotterManiac
#10 Posted by danielost on 23 November, 2009, 9:03too bad it's a fly by
#11 Posted by ROGER on 23 November, 2009, 22:31oh, not really. We have trouble seeing that area of space so New Horizon may find many more large bodies out beyond. In a hounded years or so, refuel stations and mining operations. Optimistic am I not!
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