The New Horizons space probe woke up from a long hibernation this weekend. It's on it's way to Pluto, and will fly by on July 14, 2015. It will be, of course, the first spacecraft to visit Pluto, and the first to obtain any sort of detailed image. Even the most advanced telescopes on Earth or in orbit can barely make out any detail. That's definitely something to look forward to this summer.In a follow-up to my last post, the Orion spacecraft, NASA's new manned crew capsule, underwent a successful first test launch a couple of days ago. I have to confess, given how many rockets have exploded during launch recently, I was a little worried about Orion. I'm not sure the manned space program could take a setback like that. Orion needs to work, and it needs to work well. At least it's gotten through it's first test just fine.
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