NASA's New Horizons Awakens From Lengthy Kuiper Belt Hibernation

New Horizons satellite rendering
Credit: NASA
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has awakened from a 321-day hibernation period about 5.9 billion mi. from Earth and begun transmitting data gathered during the interim, according to an agency mission update. The awakening occurred on June 23. Signals took nearly 9 hr. to reach flight controllers at...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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