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New Horizons
(Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission)

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M. Buckley , 240-228-7536


Jan. 18, 2007   Zooming to Pluto, APL-Built New Horizons Spacecraft Closes in on Jupiter
Jan. 11, 2007   NASA Briefing to Preview Jupiter Flyby of APL-Managed Pluto Mission
June 22, 2006   Pluto’s Two Small Moons Christened Nix and Hydra
Mar. 10, 2006   A Colorful Discovery about Pluto's Moons
Feb. 22, 2006   Researchers Describe Discovery of Pluto's New Moons
Jan. 30, 2006   New Horizons Successfully Performs First Post-Launch Maneuvers
Jan. 19, 2006   NASA's Pluto Mission Launched Toward New Horizons
September 26, 2005   APL-Built Pluto Spacecraft Begins Launch Preparations
June 13, 2005   Journey Begins for NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft
April 9, 2003   Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission Moves Ahead
December 17, 2002   Student Science Instrument Selected for Ride to Pluto
November 4, 2002   New Horizons Passes Key Milestone
February 21, 2002   New Horizons Team Plots Faster Path to Pluto
November 30, 2001   NASA Taps APL Team for First Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission
June 8, 2001 NASA Selects APL's Pluto Mission Proposal for Further Study

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