Nasa spacecraft speeds past Pluto

menier111 Published 07/14/2015

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has made the first visit to Pluto, speeding past at 14km per second

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The probe was set to grab more pictures and other science data on the object, as it passed 12,500km from the surface.
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It means there will be a long, anxious wait for everyone connected with the mission, as they hold out for a signal that will be coming from almost five billion km away.
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We have completed the initial reconnaissance of the Solar System, an endeavour started under President Kennedy more than 50 years ago and continuing to today under President Obama
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"It's really historic what the US has done, and the New Horizons team is really proud to have been able to run that anchor leg and make this accomplishment."

1.
The probe was set to grab more pictures and other science data on the object, as it passed 12,500km from the surface.
2.
It means there will be a long, anxious wait for everyone connected with the mission, as they hold out for a signal that will be coming from almost five billion km away.
3.
We have completed the initial reconnaissance of the Solar System, an endeavour started under President Kennedy more than 50 years ago and continuing to today under President Obama
4.
"It's really historic what the US has done, and the New Horizons team is really proud to have been able to run that anchor leg and make this accomplishment."

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