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Home Events 10th Anniversary of New Horizons Launch (2006)
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10th Anniversary of New Horizons Launch (2006)

January 19, 2016

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(Photo by NASA/Kim Shiflett)

The New Horizons spacecraft launched aboard an Atlas V rocket on this day 10 years ago.

After nearly a decade in transit, New Horizons reached its goal on July 14, 2015 as it made its closest approach/flyby of Pluto.

* Official New Horizons mission homepage

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Date:
January 19, 2016
Event Category:
Historic Anniversaries
Event Tags:
Florida, United States
Website:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons

Organizer

National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
Website:
http://www.nasa.gov/

Venue

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-41
Cape Canaveral, FL United States + Google Map
Website:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
  • « ISS EVA #35 (@astro_tim & @astro_timpeake)
  • Glenn Research Center’s 75th Birthday (1941) »

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