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NASA SOLAR SYSTEM AMBASSADORS - Southern Illinois
Nationwide volunteers who share the excitement of NASA's space exploration missions and recent discoveries with their communities
Comments and views expressed by Solar System Ambassadors are our own and in no way reflect the opinions or policies of the various individuals or agencies for whom we volunteer.
New Horizons Mission to Pluto Part 1:
History and the Mission
From the discovery of Pluto to the flyby.
New Horizons Mission to Pluto: Video
New Horizons Mission to Pluto Part 2:
What We Found
See what we found during the flyby and beyond and meet some of the people involved in the mission.
New Horizons Mission to Pluto: Video
Some Resources to Learn More.
Applied Physics Lab New Horizons website
Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
by Alan Stern (a great book by the principal scientist)
To Pluto and Beyond by Elaine Scott (a book for ages 8-12)
NOVA: Pluto and Beyond (DVD)
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