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New Horizons launch scrubbed for today.
Well, it was a nail-biting morning and too bad that New Horizons didn't go but these things happen pretty frequently.
Philosophical after the first day's launch attempt
Oh well, the Sun sets on an earthbound New Horizons at least one more time. The first day's launch attempt was a strange experience in retrospect.
Less than 24 hours to New Horizons' Launch
New Horizons just experienced what we hope will be its last ever sunset on Earth. There will be three more sunsets to come.
Looking Forward to New Horizons' Launch (15 January 2006)
Another quick post from the Cape. Yesterday was our final pre-launch meeting of the Science Team.
Looking Forward to New Horizons' Launch (13 January 2006)
We're at the Cape! More properly, we're at Cocoa Beach just down the coast, having flown in from Denver today.
New Horizons progress report
There's a new
Looking Forward to New Horizons' Launch (12 January 2006)
This is probably my last missive before Jane and I leave for the Cape on Friday in preparation for the launch.
What will happen just after New Horizons' launch
Over the weekend, New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern posted a new
Great news for New Horizons
I'll just make this an
Looking Forward to New Horizons' Launch (9 January 2006)
I'm at home on a Sunday morning, five days before leaving for the Cape (assuming the current launch schedule, with the first launch opportunity on January 17th, continues to hold).
Looking Forward to New Horizons' Launch (2 January 2006)
I've been sifting through the data I obtained last week on the lightcurve of binary Kuiper Belt object 1998 SM165 during my three nights on the Lowell Observatory 72