KSC-05pd2498
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The blurred image of the New Horizons spacecraft is the result of a spin test being conducted in NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The spacecraft is undergoing the spin test as part of prelaunch processing. New Horizons is expected to be launched in January 2006 on a journey to Pluto and its moon, Charon. It is expected to reach Pluto in July 2015.
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KSC-05pd2498
Date Created
November 14, 2005
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KSC
Media Type
image
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL
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