Junichi MAKI from NIIHAMA-CITY
Is there any possibility that the New Horizons spacecraft will find new planets on its mission? |
Junichi MAKI from NIIHAMA-CITY
New Horizons is arriving at Pluto around 2015. It will get to Pluto much faster than Voyager. Could you tell me why? |
david from fayetteville
What is the window? |
Peter from Basel Swiss
Could you tell me the speed of New Horizons before and after the Jupiter flyby. |
Junichi MAKI from NIIHAMA-CITY
Some scientists say that if Earth were in the Kuiper Belt, it would be almost impossible for us to recognize Earth as a planet, because the Kuiper Belt is so far away from Earth. Does this mean the New Horizons Spacecraft has a chance to find the so-called "Planet X"? |
Junichi MAKI from NIIHAMA-CITY
Pluto's moon, Charon is extraordinarily large as compared to Earth and Earth's moon. How do you suppose Pluto's moon Charon was formed? |
John from Stewart
Why is NASA putting me and Florida at risk by launching plutonium in a spacecraft? I am a second-generation Floridian who has always supported and been inspired by NASA and the space program. But no research is worth risking me and my state. |
Dmitry from Melbourne
Voyagers had Intel 4004 processors on-board. What kind of CPUs are on-board of New Horizons? |
Junichi MAKI from NIIHAMA-CITY
What is the advantage of using an Atlas V to launch New Horizons instead of a Boeing Delta II? Is it because the Atlas V is more powerful? |
Kathleen from Garner,NC
What is the source of on-board power after launching? |
Pawan from Sharjah
What type of communication systems have been setup in the spacecraft to send data back to earth from such a long distance? |
Pawan from Sharjah
Could you tell me more about the guidance system on the spacecraft as there is a big possibility that it could collide with a KBO. And how much time will a signal take to reach the spacecraft? How are the scientists going to guide it through the Kuiper Belt? |
Pawan from Sharjah
If New Horizons is going to reach Pluto in 2015, I want to know what kind of manpower will be used because children who are 15-16 yrs old today are going to be the ones who will then control the spacecraft. So is there a plan about how the mission will be carried out in the future because many of the scientists who are now working on the mission won't be present at the time when the spacecraft reaches Pluto? |
Pawan from Sharjah
Will Cassini-Huygens be used to transfer data back to earth? |
Pawan from Sharjah
After passing the Kuiper Belt, will New Horizon be above the plane of the solar system or below the plane of the solar syatem as Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are? How is it going to affect its communication with earth? |
Junichi MAKI from NIIHAMA-CITY
Is New Horizons Spacecraft going to drop a lander on the surface of Pluto and/or Charon to explore them? |
Eric Schafer from Houston
Will New Horizons be orbiting Pluto and Charon or will it be going too fast and just flyby? Will it be able to map out the surface so it could produce globes of this double planet? How will the lack of sunlight affect the photography of New Horizons pictures? |
Eric Schafer from Houston
Cassini had its surface probe Huygens, why is there not a surface probe for New Horizons as well? Why not put two mini surface probes on New Horizons one for Pluto and another for Charon or will New Horizons be going too fast for a surface probe?
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Eric Schafer from Houston
Will new horizons have any kind of gold plaques/recorders like the Pioneer and Voyager missions? How far will we be able to keep in touch of the New Horizons spacecraft after it leaves Pluto? Can we keep track of it even if it exits our solar system and how long will it take to reach the nearest star? |
Junichi MAKI from NIIHAMA-CITY
What class of planet does Pluto belong to -- gaseous, icy or rocky? |
Arun from cupertino,ca
Could this mission prove that Pluto isn't a planet? |
Bill from Roseville
What happens if New Horizons misses it's launch window due to issues with the Atlas V propellant tank? Does Lockheed Martin have enough time to ready another launch vehicle in time for this launch window? |
Zhu from Hangzhou
During such a long journey, what's the possibility of hitting something in space? |
Harry from Athesns, Greece
What is the closest distance to Pluto/Charon New Horizons will achieve? If there is a probe, will the images be better than those taken by Huygens on Titan? |
Marcus from erie
What are the different parts of the rocket and how long does it take to get it ready for launch? |
Peter from Swampscott
Why is the New Horizon mission to Pluto/Charon a flyby and not an Pluto orbital mission? |
Nathan from Aurora
What star or star system will New Horizons be heading for after it's rendezvous with pluto assuming that the probe's course is not altered to fly by another Kuiper Belt object? Also how long will it take to get there? |
Nathan from Aurora
Since New Horizons is nuclear powered will it be capable of transmitting useful data after completing it's original mission as the Voyager probes did? If so how many extra years could the probe function? |
Brian from Pittsburgh
Which planets will New Horizon receive gravity assists from? |
Ritesh from Sharjah
What are the chances of finding microbial life on Charon or Pluto, since we have the proof on earth itself that life can evolve anywhere? |
Mohit from Sharjah
Are there any plans for the spacecraft to make a flyby past Sedna or will the spacecraft loose communication with Earth by that time because it is twice the distance between Pluto and Earth? |
Mohit from Sharjah
Will the course of the spacecraft be changed in case a new planet is found during the period 2006-2015 and which can be approached by the spacecraft and if so then how will the change be done? |
abe from cooper city
What is all the gold foil looking material around the probe made of and what is its purpose? |
Jim from Massachusetts
The launch window is now opening at 17 January, but some NASA media states the window opens at 11 January. Which date is correct, and why the change? |
Durwin from Sacramento
Is New Horizons spin-stabilized as was Pioneer 10/11? If not, what method is used? |
Mohit from Dubai
Are there any plans to change the course of the spacecraft in case a new planet is found during the period 2006-2015 and if so then how will the change be done? |
Mohit from Dubai
How many years will the nuclear fuel in the spacecraft last? How many years will it take the spacecraft to reach the Bow Shock of our solar system? |
Justin from Falmouth
With the harsh conditions around Pluto and the Kuiper Belt have lessons learned from the Voyager and Pioneer missions helped in preparing New Horizons for the duration of the mission? After a successful primary mission is New Horizons able to take a trip to instellar space like predecessors Voyager 1 and 2? |
Paras from chicago
What will New Horizon be used for after encountering Pluto? |
Joakim from Knivsta, Sweden
Will the New Horizons probe eventually overtake Voyager 1 and become the most distant human-made object? When will this happen? |
Matthew from Big Lake
What factors influenced you to design the spacecraft like this and what materials is New Horizons made up of? |
Matthew from Big Lake
Is there any plan to send more missions to Pluto in the future and is there a concept for a manned mission to Pluto? |
Nathaniel from Toa Baja, PR
Is there any chance that New Horizons will encounter a problem, and if so, do you have the capabilities to fix the problem and avert disaster? |
Nathaniel from Toa Baja PR
Does it really matter the type of rocket you use, if so why? |
Ana from Esterhazy SK.
How can you be sure that you have enough fuel to get back home? |
Peter from Basel Swiss
After the flyby of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt will the New Horizons spacecraft escape the solar system and travel, like Pioneer and Voyager, on an interstellar mission? And how long we will have contact to the spacecraft ? |
Vinnie Caroniti from Bradenton
How much does this cost to launch?
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david from New York
New Horizons is supposed to get no closer than 10000 kilometers from Pluto. Why can't New Horizons get closer and how will this affect the resolution of the images returned? |
Elizabeth from Owings
In what year will the satellite, New Horizons, reach planet Pluto, its moon Charon, and the Kuiper Belt? |
John Myer from Georgia
Is It possible for New Horizons to reach Xena the so-called "10th" planet? |
Jarred from Pensacola
Without the slingshot boost from Jupiter, what would be the normal time for New Horizons to reach Pluto? |
Marc from Bowie
What are the precautions that you will go through before this launch? |
Marc from Bowie
How much will the Atlas 5 Rocket and New Horizons weigh during launch? |
Phoebe from San Francisco
Is there any specific new information that you plan to find out about Pluto on this mission? |
Mario from Vasto -Italy
What are the experiments and observations New Horizons spacecraft will do? |
john from ronkonkoma
Will New Horizons visit the new 10th planet? |
colleen from Ronkonkoma
Will New Horizons find the tenth planet and if we do, will New Horizons go into orbit around it? |
colleen from ronkonoma
Will New Horizons fly by Neptune or Uranus and if it does, will we learn anything new about the two planets that Voyager 2 did not learn? |
colleen from ronkonoma
Will New Horizons find ice geysers and ice plumes that fill Pluto atmosphere, like on Neptune's moon Triton? |
Marc from Vancouver
Will the cameras on New Horizons be pointed at other spacecraft, such as Cassini to evaluate age, wear & tear? |
Marc from Vancouver
Because Pluto is so cold, does New Horizons use any superconductivity technology or carry any superconductivity experiments? |
Rohan from brisbane
Why wasn't it practical for New Horizons to go into orbit around Pluto like Cassini-Huygens? |
Richardo from Detroit
I was told that a CD with messages from those who signed or contributed from around the world, would be installed on the New Horizons spacecraft. We are watching the launch at the Detroit Science Center as part of the space exhibition where I am a Pi Society/Science Docent in the space laboratory. Is this CD actually being included? |
Paul from Zürich
Is it possible to measure the radioactive decay rate of the RTG and see if it differs at Pluto compared to Earth? Nice to prove if radioactive decay rate is dependent on the distance to the Sun. |
Sarah from Houston, Texas
How long will it take for New Horizons to reach Pluto? |
5th grade from Bristol
What will eventually happen to the probe after it completes it's planned mission? |
Seth from Albany
How does the instrumentation on the New Horizons probe compare to similar instruments on the Voyager probes? |
Seth from Albany
Are you planning on flying by any asteroids or other bodies in the solar system between Jupiter and Pluto? |
Jonah from Roseville, MN
What kind of information do you expect from New Horizons? |
Sarah from The Woodlands
Will we send another probe to Pluto in the future? What happens after New Horizons finishes its mission? |
Yoshi from Toronto
How long would it take for a spacecraft (with people) to get to Pluto or Neptune? |
Mike from Calgary
In total, what is the information return that is expected from Pluto from start to finish? |
