New Horizons Outer Solar System Unmanned Missions Space

New Horizons Outer Solar System Unmanned Missions Space

A proposed NASA mission designed to fly by and make studies of the planet Pluto, its moon Charon, and one or more of the large bodies in the Kuiper belt beyond Pluto's orbit. Work on this mission has been delayed for budgetary reasons; George W. Bush's 2002 spending blueprint for NASA, released February 28, 2001, provided no funding for the Pluto-Kuiper Express. However on February 20, 2003, a bill was signed by President Bush securing funding for a 2006 launch.

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- An unmanned Pluto-Kuiper Belt probe study. Includes mission details and educational resources.

NASA Revives Pluto Mission; 2004 Launch Possible - News report of a NASA announcement that a mission to Pluto could launch as soon as 2004 and arrive eight years later.
New Horizons - Spacecraft and mission profile from the National Space Science Data Center.
A Shortcut to Pluto - New Horizons mission team plots a faster path to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. Spacecraft could complete 3 billion mile journey by 2015.
New Horizons Science Team - Southwest Research Institute's site offers spacecraft details and program status.
We Want Pluto, Scientists Plead - The National Research Council urges an exploration of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. [Wired]

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