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October 30, 2015

New Horizons on track to pass Kuiper 2014 MU69 within 12000 kms in 2019
Laurel MD (SPX) Oct 30, 2015
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has successfully completed the third in a series of four maneuvers propelling it toward an encounter with the ancient Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, a billion miles farther from the sun than Pluto. The targeting maneuver, performed with the spacecraft's hydrazine-fueled thrusters, started at approximately 1:15 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and lasted about 30 minutes - surpassing the Oct. 25 propulsive maneuver as the largest ever conducted by New Horizons. Sp ... read more

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