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  1. Checking out computer memories on NH today; look for a new PI's Log on our web site at http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/ either today or tomorrow.5:06 AM Jul 14th from web
  2. Today in NH's '09 checkout, we're testing propulsion catalyst bed heaters, refreshing C&DH memory, & getting another tracking session.6:31 AM Jul 12th from web
  3. NH is now almost 14 AU from the Sun now, that's just under 1.3 billion miles (just over 2 billion km) out-- way out. And farther every day!8:38 AM Jul 10th from web
  4. Rise and Shine: New Horizons is Awake! See: http://bit.ly/zBfF612:00 PM Jul 8th from web
  5. New Horizons is awake after 202 days of hibernation that began way back on December 16th, and all systems telemetry looks good!7:04 AM Jul 7th from web
  6. When NH wakes up this Tuesday, it'll be done using a command script sent to the craft by radio last December before we entered hibernation.6:37 AM Jul 4th from web
  7. Rise and shine a week from today!4:54 AM Jun 30th from web
  8. When NH wakes up for its annual checkout in July & August, it will also be collecting solar wind data in the space between Saturn & Uranus!5:53 AM Jun 28th from web
  9. Did you know? Pluto's moons Nix & Hydra are so tiny--just 40 to 100 km across--that either could fit in Pluto thousands of times over!3:21 AM Jun 24th from web
  10. We've been in hibernation over 6 months now. On Monday we'll have just two weeks to go to wakeup for a summer stretch out. Go New Horizons!4:02 PM Jun 21st from web
  11. Congratulations LRO & LCROSS on a successful launch to our moon Luna!12:33 AM Jun 19th from web
  12. And to round out our payload, NH also carries twin REX radio science experiments and the Venetia Burney Student Dust Counter.4:24 AM Jun 15th from web
  13. Beyond imagers & spectrometers, NH also carries 2 space plasma sensors (SWAP & PEPSSI) to study Pluto's environment & escaping atmosphere.8:16 PM Jun 8th from web
  14. In addition to 2 imagers, NH also carries 2 spectrometers: Alice for UV atmospheric studies & Ralph for infrared surface composition mapping5:32 AM Jun 5th from web
  15. New Horizons carries two scientific imagers, called LORRI & Ralph. Ralph has color capability, but LORRI has 5x higher magnification.1:49 AM Jun 3rd from web
  16. ...Been hibernating since 16 Dec-- almost 170 days now; in just 5 weeks we wake up, on Monday July 7th, to rise, shine, & checkout systems!10:21 AM May 31st from web
  17. Did you know, NH carries separate 8 scientific tools for investigation of our flyby targets? We'll be describing each in coming tweets.6:22 AM May 30th from web
  18. Following up on last week, New Horizons successfully completed our Encounter Preliminary Design Review (EPDR).11:01 AM May 26th from web
  19. New Horizons salutes all of those who have served and sacrificed for the United States.6:50 AM May 25th from web
  20. Did you know? Pluto has been spotted on old astronomical photographs dating back to 1895!1:10 PM May 23rd from web
  • Name NewHorizons2015
  • Location Deeeeep Space
  • Web http://pluto.jhua...
  • Bio The First Space Mission to Explore Planet Pluto and the Kuiper Belt
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