New Horizons, NASA Space Mission
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New Horizons - Mission to Pluto
In a NASA mission that is sure to yield some extremely important scientific findings, New Horizons is currently traveling to the dwarf planet Pluto. It will be the first craft to study Pluto and its three moons, Nix, Charon, and Hydra. New Horizons blasted off on an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on January 19, 2006.
Public domain photo courtesy Wikimedia/NASA.gov
Contents at a Glance
New Horizons Launch
January 19, 2006
NASA Poll
The total cost of the New Horizon mission is roughly $650 million.
New Horizon Links
- NASA - New Horizons: Mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt
- Florida's state quarter, symbolizing the spirit of space exploration and discovery, is an important part of the New Horizons mission. ...
- New Horizons
- An unmanned Pluto-Kuiper Belt probe study. Includes mission details and educational resources.
- Space.com Info
- New Horizons Documentary a 'Passport' to Space Planning, Politics and Passion When NASA's New Horizons Mission lifts off for its 10-year voyage to Pluto, ...
- The Planetary Society
- Goals of the mission from The Planetary Society website.
- New Horizons Timeline and Schedule
- The mission's schedule of planetary encounters.
NASA Books
Dark Mission: The Secret History of NASA, Enlarged and Revised Edition by Richard C. Hoagland, Mike Bara
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Nasa: The Complete Illustrated History by Michael Gorn
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How NASA Builds Teams: Mission Critical Soft Skills for Scientists, Engineers, and Project Teams by Charles J. Pellerin
Every successful organization needs high-performance more...0 points
NASA Apollo 11 Owners' Workshop Manual: 1969 (including Saturn V, CM-107, SM-107, LM-5) (NASA Mission Reports) by Christopher Riley, Philip Dolling
On July 20, 1969, US astronaut Neil Armstrong beca more...0 points
America In Space: NASA's First Fifty Years by Steven Dick, Robert Jacobs, Constance Moore, Bertram Ulrich
NASA launches a yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary more...0 points
Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program by Pat Duggins
"Pat Duggins knows of what he writes.Final Countdown more...0 points
The Man Who Ran the Moon: James E. Webb, NASA, and the Secret History of Project Apollo by Piers Bizony
The story of the man who almost single-handedly fo more...0 points
Organizational Learning at NASA: The Columbia and Challenger Accidents (Public Management and Change) by Julianne G. Mahler, Maureen Hogan Casamayou
Just after 9:00 a.m. on February 1, 2003, the spac more...0 points
The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA by Diane Vaughan
When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January more...0 points
NASA/ART: 50 Years of Exploration by James D. Dean, Bertram Ulrich
Artists, like astronauts, are constantly probing into more...0 points
Mars: The NASA Mission Reports: Apogee Books Space Series 10 (Includes CDROM: Mars Movies and Images)
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Nasa and the Exploration of Space: With Works from the Nasa Art Collection by Roger D. Launius, Bertram Ulrich, John Glenn
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The Space Shuttle Program: How Nasa Lost Its Way by R. Michael Gordon
This critical study of NASA's space shuttle program more...0 points
The Compact NASA Atlas of the Solar System by Ronald Greeley, Raymond Batson
Without sacrificing any of the detail or breadth o more...0 points
NASA's Voyager Missions: Exploring the Outer Solar System and Beyond (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) by Ben Evans, David M. Harland
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More NASA Vids
NASA News
- As NASA scales back, commercial adventurers look to new horizons
- Astronauts, space experts and other observers say the shift likely won't kill NASA, the pioneering space agency that last summer canned its landmark space shuttle program and watched its share of federal money dwindle to the lowest point in more than a ...
- NASA New Horizons Mission to Pluto: Extending Our Horizons
- On April 30, New Horizons exited its most recent hibernation period, which lasted from late January through all of February, March and April. The spacecraft and our mission operations team are now beginning an intensive, two-month long series of ...
- Thank You, Space! How NASA Tech Makes Life Better on Earth
- By Alessondra Springmann, PCWorld May 8, 2012 12:01 PM The lunar rover from the Apollo 17 mission on the moon's surface. Where has NASA technology wound up since? [Credit: NASA]Last month, residents of Washington, DC and New York City watched as two ...
Pluto Arrival
Not surprisingly, the conditions on Pluto are bitterly cold, with the temperature around minus 387 degrees Fahrenheit.
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kitty222
Feb 11, 2011 @ 10:00 pm | delete
- Very neat. No matter what anyone says, space exploration is not a waste of money. You don't get anywhere in life or expand your horizons by sitting on your duff and stargazing and it's the same for space.
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