July 14, 2015: NASA’s New Horizons to meet Pluto and Charon, up close (relatively speaking).
We’re already out of date, since this event is occurring as this article is being published. But you may learn essential information in these pre-flyby videos, and we will be posting results of the flyby when they are available.
In the first video below, you will see an excellent 5-minute summary of the New Horizons mission.
If you have 15 minutes more, take a look at the longer video to see more about the space objects and phenomena New Horizons will encounter. The longer video then describes the NASA planning of the voyage, and expectations for the spacecraft and its journey.
Expectations for the Pluto flyby before the event
VIDEO 5 min. 10 sec.: Watch this video summarizing the New Horizons flyby of Pluto, and then stay tuned at www.seeplutonow.com for the unfolding of what is discovered when the New Horizons spacecraft flies by Pluto.
VIDEO 58 min. 33 sec.: If you want a more in-depth view of the background and planning of the New Horizons flyby of Pluto and beyond, the video below will not disappoint.
