Destination: Pluto (2015)
It was a rendezvous a decade in the making. The New Horizons spacecraft rocketed from Earth to provide the first ever close-ups of the farthest planet in our solar system, Pluto. Join New Horizons and its team as it makes its historic approach, revealing a world unlike any other we've ever seen. Interviews with leading team members and planetary scientists will help us unlock the secrets of this far away planet.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Part 1: Close Encounters Of The Plutonian Kind2015-01-01Follow the timeline of the New Horizons mission from its inception to the date of its close encounter with Pluto. Watch initial reactions from those closest to the mission.
- 2 2. Part 2: Pluto Or Bust2015-01-01The controversial debate of Pluto's planetary status is explored.
- 3 3. Part 3: Into The Kuiper Belt2015-01-01As New Horizons gets ever closer to its final destination of Pluto, we take a look at the instruments onboard the spacecraft. How do they work, and what will they help us learn abo
- 4 4. Part 4: The Mapmaker's Dream2015-01-01As the New Horizons spacecraft gets ever closer to Pluto, the images being relayed back to Earth are superior to anything we've seen before. Take a look at how we're mapping the su
- 5 5. Part 5: Looking Back, Looking Forward2015-01-01Weeks from its final destination, the New Horizons spacecraft is now closer to Pluto than any other man-made craft has ever been. Although it's been smooth sailing so far, the dang
- 6 6. Part 6: The Shoals Of Pluto2015-01-01New Horizons journey to Pluto is winding down, and its destination is dead-ahead. The images being sent to Earth are unlike anything we've seen before - find out what we're learnin
- 7 7. Part 7: Behind The Scenes With Alan Stern2015-01-01With a mere hours to go until the New Horizons spacecraft reaches its destination of Pluto, we check in with Alan Stern, the principal investigator of the team. Watch the latest n
- 8 8. Part 8: The "Giant Heart" On Pluto2015-01-01On the day of their spacecraft's historic Pluto flyby, the New Horizons team discusses its last transmission to Earth - and what it's already telling us about the previously unseen
- 9 9. Part 9: The Pluto Flyby2015-01-01Be present as the NASA New Horizons team celebrates the moment of the New Horizons probe reaching Pluto, thus achieving the initial reconnaissance of our solar system. An achievem
- 10 10. Part 10: New Horizons Calls Home2015-01-01The second day of the Pluto flyby --- initial transmissions have successfully reached Earth, the team is excited. And Pluto is more than ready for its first close-ups!
- 11 11. Part 11: New Horizons - Pluto Flyby Images2015-01-01Pictures worth waiting 9 years to get! The New Horizons team shows off the first batch of photos communicated from the New Horizons space probe 3 billion miles away; stunning imag
- 12 12. Part 12: The Surface of Pluto2015-01-01The New Horizons mission has been a success, and as photographs and data continue to be transmitted back to Earth, scientists can now, for the first time, look at 3D images of the
- 13 13. Part 13: The Right Stuff2015-01-01As the series comes to a close, new observations from mountain ranges to a blue atmosphere are being discovered. What does the data show us, and where is New Horizons heading next
Cast
Alen SternSelf
Michael SummersSelf
Craig SechlerNarrator
Nick MoskovitzSelf
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