Nine years to the ninth planet, and counting
Fri Jul 14, 2006 at 13:51 UTC
Today, July 14, New Horizons stands precisely nine years from its closest approach date with the ninth planet and her moons. Next week, on July 19, the mission celebrates the six-month anniversary of its launch. New Horizons has tested several of its science instruments, tracked an asteroid, and is now closer to Jupiter than it is to the Sun.
As mission Principal Investigator Alan Stern writes in his latest "PI Perspective" column, New Horizons has a long way to go, but we're on our way! Click here to read the full story.
