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  1. Look for a new PI's update next week on New Horizons mission progress. Subscribe to get all NH mission news here: http://tinyurl.com/56eflh 6:40 AM Nov 27th from web
  2. is thankful for all the help and good wishes this year on our journey to the solar system's very frontier. Happy Thanksgiving all! 7:18 AM Nov 26th from web
  3. A green beacon signal was received by radio yesterday here on the ground, so our spacecraft is operating nominally in hibernation! 7:05 AM Nov 24th from web
  4. As you read this the 1st complete Pluto core encounter sequence, running 9 days & over 700 observations, is executing on our NH simulator! 6:31 AM Nov 23rd from web
  5. Tomorrow our mission leaders meet to architect plans for next summer's wake up, instrument cals, and cruise science. 9:44 AM Nov 22nd from web
  6. Tracking data indicates that it is still looking like we'll need a tiny course correction this coming summer when we do our annual checkout. 7:28 AM Nov 21st from web
  7. After a successful, 10-day wake up period, NH is back to hibernation until January 4th. Congrats to the mission team-- well done! 3:27 AM Nov 20th from web
  8. Yesterday our mission control was filmed and our PI interviewed for a NOVA episode to air in March. 2:55 AM Nov 18th from web
  9. Today we're re-pointing our antenna by a few degs to keep up w/Earth's motion around the Sun as seen from our perch, 1.5 billion miles away. 3:09 AM Nov 17th from web
  10. is working the weekend out beyond 15 AU; just completed a fault protection/autonomy software update, & a guidance & nav parameter update too 7:31 PM Nov 14th from web
  11. Next week NOVA visits the New Horizons control center for an episode on our fave planet set for March. 5:41 AM Nov 11th from web
  12. New Horizons is awake and doing fine for 10 days of operations between hibernation periods. We cross the 15 AU marker on Friday! 7:05 AM Nov 10th from web
  13. New Horizons wakes up today. Rise and shine! 4:12 AM Nov 9th from web
  14. NH salutes Pioneer 10, the 1st intrepid explorer of the outer solar system, now nearing its 100 AU mark! 8:57 PM Nov 4th from web
  15. We're less than a week from an NH wake up Nov 9-18 to re-point our antenna, tidy up fault protection software, and do a few other chores. 6:23 AM Nov 3rd from web
  16. Today/tomorrow the NH project team is conducting our annual engineering data "tending and lessons learned review." 5:44 AM Oct 29th from web
  17. Another green beacon Monday! 1:32 PM Oct 26th from web
  18. Follow New Horizons at: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9:37 AM Oct 25th from web
  19. All's well with NH. And the 16 AU marker is coming-- then early next year-- closer to Pluto than Earth! 3:02 PM Oct 23rd from web
  20. Did you know? Although we won't have half the flight days behind us until next October, we'll be half way to Pluto in miles by February! 4:49 AM Oct 20th 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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