The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory welcomed science bloggers, independent writers and educators for one of two New Horizons NASA Social events on June 6. Guests learned details about the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, and got an inside look at APL and its spacecraft construction and testing facilities.

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The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory welcomed science bloggers, independent writers and educators for one of two New Horizons NASA Social events on June 6. Guests learned details about the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, and got an inside look at APL and its spacecraft construction and testing facilities.

Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory welcomed science bloggers, independent writers and educators for one of two New Horizons NASA Social events on June 6. Guests learned details about the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, and got an inside look at APL and its spacecraft construction and testing facilities.

Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory welcomed science bloggers, independent writers and educators for one of two New Horizons NASA Social events on June 6. Guests learned details about the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, and got an inside look at APL and its spacecraft construction and testing facilities.

Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory welcomed science bloggers, independent writers and educators for one of two New Horizons NASA Social events on June 6. Guests learned details about the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, and got an inside look at APL and its spacecraft construction and testing facilities.

Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory welcomed science bloggers, independent writers and educators for one of two New Horizons NASA Social events on June 6. Guests learned details about the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, and got an inside look at APL and its spacecraft construction and testing facilities.

Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

Alice Bowman is the New Horizons Mission Operations Manager (MOM).

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The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory welcomed science bloggers, independent writers and educators for one of two New Horizons NASA Social events on June 6. Guests learned details about the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, and got an inside look at APL and its spacecraft construction and testing facilities.

Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory welcomed science bloggers, independent writers and educators for one of two New Horizons NASA Social events on June 6. Guests learned details about the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, and got an inside look at APL and its spacecraft construction and testing facilities.

Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

Hadi Navid of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's Space Exploration Sector gives visitors a tour of the Lab's Environmental Test Facility, where spacecraft are assembled and tested.

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The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory welcomed science bloggers, independent writers and educators for one of two New Horizons NASA Social events on June 6. Guests learned details about the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, and got an inside look at APL and its spacecraft construction and testing facilities.

Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

Jim Green, director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA, welcomes science bloggers, independent writers and educators to the Lab.

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The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory welcomed science bloggers, independent writers and educators for one of two New Horizons NASA Social events on June 6. Guests learned details about the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, and got an inside look at APL and its spacecraft construction and testing facilities.

Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory welcomed science bloggers, independent writers and educators for one of two New Horizons NASA Social events on June 6. Guests learned details about the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, and got an inside look at APL and its spacecraft construction and testing facilities.

Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

Alan Stern is principal investigator for NASA's New Horizons mission.

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The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory welcomed science bloggers, independent writers and educators for one of two New Horizons NASA Social events on June 6. Guests learned details about the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, and got an inside look at APL and its spacecraft construction and testing facilities.

Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

Chris Hersman, assistant chief engineer for the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's Space Exploration Sector, presents a replica of the New Horizons spacecraft to visitors.

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NASA's Kimberly Ennico, New Horizons deputy project scientist, is one of the many presenters for NASA's Social event.

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