NASA makes history as New Horizons heads on passage through Pluto’s atmosphere
Jul14
On this day fifty years ago, NASA had just began exploring the solar system as it completed its first ever flyby of Mars with the Mariner 4 spacecraft. It seems fitting that today, it has made history again by completing the first ever flyby of Pluto. YES! After over 9 years & 3+ billion miles, @NASANewHorizons #PlutoFlyby was at 7:49am ET. http://t.co/Czrvonxugd pic.twitter.com/aSucgORofT — NASA (@NASA) July 14, 2015 New Horizons was the fastest spacecraft ever to leave earth when it lifted off in 2009 and has since clocked over 3 billion miles and counting. It made a close flyby…
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