20 May 2013 - The PI's Perspective: Encounter Planning Accelerates

[NASA]

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/images/miss-pkb-mp.jpg (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=43670)20 May 2013 - The PI's Perspective: Encounter Planning Accelerates
But to be still more prudent, we're also implementing plans during the final weeks of approach in summer 2015 for New Horizons itself to search for hazards that we can't see from Hubble or Earth-based telescopes.


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[Lifebringer]

Are they gonna satellite Pluto also, so they can peer into the further galactic planetary systems?

This is gonna be very interesting. I hope the hearts and minds have been changed to venture to visit neighbors. After our history, I think they would likely slam the doors or quarantine. Just saying a lot of them may "just not be that into us." LOL