Are you ready?
The Pluto fly by
Right now it’s all in focus
Far away is hereWe’ve been advancing
you have been drawing nearer
today we’re dancingNine years, a long time
you’re sitting between two worlds
and won’t disappointwe reach it at last
whether large or dwarf planet
the Pluto fly by!Hail, New Horizons!
Ambassador to planets
knock at Pluto’s door.
There’s a lot to read out there. This in the NYTimes,
If it does not, the spacecraft will turn its antenna back toward Earth around 4:20 p.m. to send a message that it survived and a brief summary of how the day went. Four and a half hours later, the time it takes light to travel three billion miles, the message will arrive at mission control, around 8:53 p.m. “That’s going to be a very highly anticipated event,” Dr. Stern said. “I think we’re all going to breathe a final sigh of relief at 9 p.m.”
you can follow @NasaNewHorizons
@NasaNewHorizons: DON’T FORGET! Set your alarm to wake up & watch live media coverage on @NASA TV at 7:30am EDT.
and there’s this collection of info and links from The Planetary Society.
