New Horizons - Wikipedia
On January 19, 2006, New Horizons was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station by an Atlas V rocket directly into an Earth-and-solar escape trajectory with a speed of about 16.26 …
New Horizons - NASA Science
Jan 19, 2006 · NASA's New Horizons spacecraft was the first spacecraft to explore Pluto up close, flying by the dwarf planet and its moons on July 14, 2015. In early 2019, New Horizons …
15 Years Ago: New Horizons Launched to Pluto and Beyond
Jan 20, 2021 · Less than five years after selection, on Jan. 19, 2006, New Horizons lifted off atop an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, to begin its journey to …
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details
May 1, 2015 · New Horizons launched at 19:00 UT (2:00 p.m. EST) on 19 January 2006 on an Atlas V 551 booster with a Star 48B third stage directly into an interplanetary trajectory. It …
Pluto New Horizons Spacecraft Rendezvous with the Dwarf Planet …
Jul 14, 2015 · Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., (July 14, 2015) – An Atlas V rocket successfully launched the Pluto New Horizons spacecraft for NASA on Jan. 19, 2006. The …
NASA Met Unprecedented Challenges Sending Spacecraft to Pluto
Jul 2, 2015 · NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft roars off Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 41 atop an Atlas V rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. Since then, the compact probe received a boost from …
ULA - New Horizons - Atlas V 551 Rocket Launch - Space Launch …
Jan 19, 2006 · New Horizons is an interplanetary space probe that was launched as a part of NASA's New Frontiers program.
Timeline of New Horizons - Wikipedia
Timeline for the New Horizons interplanetary space probe lists the significant events of the launch, transition phases as well as subsequent significant operational mission events; by date and …
This Month in NASA History: New Horizons Made History—the …
Jan 22, 2016 · Ten years ago this month, NASA’s New Horizons became the fastest spacecraft ever launched—after a critical hardware concern almost left it stranded on the launch pad. …
Atlas V 551 - Encyclopedia Astronautica
American orbital launch vehicle. Atlas V with 5-m diameter payload fairing, single engine Centaur upper stage, and five strap-on solid boosters. Payloads: 20,520 kg (45,238 lb) to sun …