New Horizons
AgencyNASA
Year2006
TypePluto flyby
RocketAtlas V
CountryUSA
About the Mission
First spacecraft to visit Pluto, arriving July 14, 2015. Launched at 58,000 km/h, the fastest spacecraft ever. Discovered Plutos heart-shaped nitrogen ice plain. Found mountains made of water ice as tall as the Rockies. Now heading into the Kuiper Belt.
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