New Horizons Wakes Up on Pluto's Doorstep‏

[Dingo]

NASA Science News for Dec. 7, 2014 NASA Science News for Dec. 7, 2014

After a voyage of nearly nine years and three billion miles —the farthest any space mission has ever traveled to reach its primary target – NASA's New Horizons spacecraft came out of hibernation on Dec. 6th for its long-awaited 2015 encounter with the Pluto system.

FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/07dec_plutosdoorstep/

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[Spencer]

Thanks for sharing, Dingo. I'm super excited about seeing the first up-close images of Pluto and its moons when New Horizon's flies by later in the year. It will be so cool to finally see that.
Godspeed NASA folks for getting that craft all the way out there..EPIC
Spencer