New Horizons, launched on 19 January 2006
A 3,462-day journey to Pluto
The exploration of Pluto began with the arrival of the New Horizons probe in July 2015, though proposals for such a mission had been studied for many decades.[1] There are no plans as yet for a follow-up mission, though follow-up concepts have been studied.[2][3]
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (18 July 2015). "The Long, Strange Trip to Pluto, and How NASA Nearly Missed It". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Global Aerospace Corporation to present Pluto lander concept to NASA". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Hall, Loura (5 April 2017). "Fusion-Enabled Pluto Orbiter and Lander". NASA. Retrieved 8 July 2018.