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New Horizons is OK to go (so far... so good).

Marcia — 1/15/2006 9:50:32 PM (archived)

Today's launch readiness review gave New Horizons its last official OK for Tuesday's launch attempt.

http://www.floridatoday.com/floridatoday/blogs/plutolaunch/

Beautiful weather today!

Official New Horizons' site (PI commentary):
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/overview/piPerspectives/piPerspective_current.html

Main: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/index.php

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New Horizons is OK to go (so far... so good). - Marcia - 1/15/2006 9:50:32 PM
- Ya gotta be a little proud of a country which will do this!! (n/t) - Bowser - 1/17/2006 6:14:09 AM
- To Jupiter in One Year, Slingshot, and Nine More Years to Pluto - SDF - 1/16/2006 2:36:19 PM
  - re: To Jupiter in One Year, Slingshot, and Nine More Years to Pluto - Doug Ellison - 1/16/2006 3:00:00 PM
    - Someone's gotta monitor its progress on-route! - SDF - 1/17/2006 2:18:36 PM
    - re: To Jupiter in One Year, Slingshot, and Nine More Years to Pluto - lance - 1/16/2006 9:51:13 PM
      - And the wait for a Pluto orbiter... - Adam - 1/16/2006 11:16:24 PM
        
        An orbiter mission is a lot harder than a flyby - Larry J - 1/17/2006 12:23:51 AM
        
        I think a Saturn-Phoebe orbiter would make a lot of sense - pwokenyaw - 1/17/2006 12:44:27 AM
        
        After Cassini, it'll probably be a while before we send another orbiter to Saturn - Larry J - 1/17/2006 2:16:35 PM
        
        re: After Cassini, it'll probably be a while before we send another orbiter to Saturn - Doug Ellison - 1/17/2006 3:56:48 PM
    - Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report - LJK - 1/16/2006 5:58:26 PM
      - Updated Coverage from Spaceflight Now - LJK - 1/17/2006 6:09:42 PM
        
        re: Updated Coverage from Spaceflight Now - Marcia - 1/17/2006 6:38:57 PM

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