New Horizons Science Team

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During the November 2005 Science Team meeting at Kennedy Space Center, team members had an opportunity to see the New Horizons spacecraft and the Atlas V.

Women in Space

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Photo features the women of the New Horizons Science Team during a tour of Launch Complex 41 -- and a look at the Atlas V launch vehicle -- in November 2005 at Kennedy Space Center.

New Horizons Educator Workshop

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The cadre of New Horizons educators converged on APL for a 3-day workshop in August. These K-12 master educators were trained on mission science and engineering goals as well as New Horizons curriculum materials, and will carry out their own regional teacher workshops on the mission. The APL workshop included an opportunity to see the New Horizons spacecraft while it was in testing at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center., and several discussions with key mission scientists and engineers. These teachers will lead the New Horizons National Teacher Workshop at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., during launch week in January.

Summer on Pluto

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Undergrads and grad students from across the country took part in hands-on internships during the integration and test phase of the New Horizons and STEREO missions this summer. Participating students were from the NASA Minority University-SPace Interdisciplinary Network (MU-SPIN) and NASA Academy programs. Each student worked side-by-side with a mission team "mentor" for 8 weeks.

NSTA -New Horizons

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April 2004 National Science Teachers Association Conference -Atlanta, Georgia "Voyage to Pluto, Charon and Beyond

Student Dust Counter Team

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SDC is an instrument used to measure dust impacts at the New Horizons spacecraft during its entire trajectory and is being built by students at the University of Colorado!

Solar System Educator Training

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August 2004 NASA Solar System Educator Training in Salt Lake City, Utah featuring New Horizons' Fran Bagenal (Science Team - University of Colorado) and Alice Bowman (Mission Operations Manager - JHU/APL)