17 Jan
2006
17 Jan
'06
7:31 p.m.
Chuck Hards wrote:
I gather that New Horizons is a flyby mission? No braking rockets on the probe? I guess the bright side is we might get to see photos of more distant Kuiper Belt objects...well, those of us that live long enough, that is.
Think of it this way: Kids that are in 1st grade today will see New Horizons fly by Pluto during the summer between 10th and 11th grade. Patrick -- Patrick Wiggins NASA Solar System Ambassador to Utah & NE Nevada http://www.trilobyte.net/paw/ paw@trilobyte.net 435.882.1209