Preparing for the historic flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto
In short: As the New Horizons spacecraft approaches its primary target, NASA officials provide a critical status update on the mission's instruments and spacecraft health ahead of the historic July 14 encounter.
This briefing, broadcast from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, serves as a final technical check before the spacecraft reaches Pluto. The mission team reviewed the status of the spacecraft and its suite of scientific instruments to ensure everything is ready for the historic flyby scheduled for July 14, 2015.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: New Horizons Mission Update – July 14, 2015 (Morning)
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