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>>> LIVE FROM THE JOHNS HOPKINS
APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY IN

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LAUREL, MARYLAND, WELCOME TO
NASA'S NEW HORIZONS COUNTDOWN TO

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PLUTO.

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I'M MIKE BUCKLEY FROM PUBLIC
AFFAIRS JOINED BY DWAYNE BROWN

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FROM NASA'S OFFICE OF
COMMUNICATION.

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WELCOME.

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>> IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE, MIKE.

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SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2006, NEW
HORIZONS HAS TRAVELED TO THE FAR

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REACHES OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

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WHEN NEW HORIZONS PASSES BY
PLUTO, IT WILL BE NEARLY 3.6

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BILLION, THAT'S WITH A "B,"
MILES FROM HOME.

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NEW HORIZONS JOINS OTHER NASA
SPACECRAFT UNRAVELING MYSTERIES

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IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND
TO HOPEFULLY ANSWER HOW DID OUR

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SOLAR SYSTEM ORIGINATE AND
CHANGE OUR TIME, HOW DID THE

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UNIVERSE BEGIN EVOLVE, AND WHAT
WILL BE ITS DESTINY, HOW DID

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LIFE ORIGINATE, AND ARE WE
ALONE.

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NASA HAS THE SPACECRAFT
EXPLORING TO ANSWER THESE

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QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE'RE OUT
THERE.

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NEW HORIZONS IS ALREADY SENDING
BACK THE MOST DETAILED IMAGE AND

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MEASUREMENTS EVER TAKEN OF PLUTO
AND ITS MOONS, REVEALING

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SIGNIFICANT NEW INSIGHTS ABOUT
THE DWARF PLANET.

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BUT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

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SCIENTISTS WILL SEE EVEN MORE
CLEAR DETAIL SINCE THE

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SPACECRAFT DRAWS NEARER TO ITS
DESTINATION.

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AND NOT ONLY CAN YOU GET THE
LATEST IMAGES, SCIENCE FINDING,

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AND MISSION UPDATES HERE ON NASA
TELEVISION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL

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DAYS, JOIN THE CONVERSATION VIA
TWITTER, FACEBOOK, AND OTHER

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SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TALKING
ABOUT THE HISTORIC JULY 14th

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FLY-BY.

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SEND QUESTIONS AT #PLUTOFLYBY.

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AND OF COURSE, ALL MISSION
INFORMATION AND IMAGES ARE

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AVAILABLE AT
WWW.NASA.GOV/NEWHORIZONS.

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MIKE, I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH
SPACE MISSIONS FOR 30 YEARS.

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I AM SO JUICED, PSYCHED TO SHARE
THE SET WITH YOU THESE NEXT

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SEVERAL DAYS.

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PART OF HISTORY IS PRETTY COOL.

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>> IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT
RIDE.

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WE'RE COUNTING DOWN TO NEW
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SOLAR SYSTEM.

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WE'RE THREE DAYS AWAY, HALF A
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MILES FROM LIEUTENANT OH.

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SO FAR THIS HAS BEEN AN
INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE.

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>> FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO --
WE HAVE IGNITION AND LIFTOFF OF

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NASA'S NEW HORIZONS SPACECRAFT
ON A DECADES' LONG VOYAGE.

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>> BACK WITH US NEW HORIZONS
OPERATION MANAGER, ALICE BOWMAN,

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FROM THE REMOTE CENTER AT APL.

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ALICE, GOOD MORNING.

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>> HI, MIKE.

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>> STRAIGHT UP, HOW IS NEW
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>> OH, THE SPACECRAFT IS DOING
GREAT.

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IT'S TAKING LOTS OF SCIENCE DATA
AND SENTENCING ALL BACK TO

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EARTH.

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>> LET'S LOOK INSIDE THE MISSION
OPERATION CENTER, AND IF WE CAN

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-- TELL US WHAT'S THE TEAM UP
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ARE WE IN CONTACT WITH NEW
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>> WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH NEW
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WE'RE ACTUALLY UP WITH THE
70-METER STATION AT CAMBERRA.

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THIS MORNING WE GOT DOWN OPTICAL
NAVIGATION DATA, WE PROCESSED

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THAT AND SENT IT OVER TO THE
NAVIGATION G&C, SORRY, GUNS AND

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CONTROL TEAMS, AND SCIENCE
OPERATION TEAMS.

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THOSE TEAMS ARE PROCESSING THAT
DATA.

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ABOUT 9:00 THIS MORNING, WE SENT
AN UPLINK SIGNAL TO THE REX

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EXPERIMENT ON BOARD THE
SPACECRAFT FOR AN OBSERVATION

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THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ABOUT
1:30 THIS AFTERNOON.

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>> ALICE, DWAYNE, WELCOME.

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YOU KNOW, THE WORLD IS REALLY
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DOES THE TEAM FEEL?

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>> OH, THE TEAM IS JUST JAZZED
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WE CAN'T WAIT.

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WE'RE USED TO SEEING NUMBERS ON
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OPERATIONS CENTER.

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IT'S JUST FANTASTIC TO SEE THOSE
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SPECTRA.

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>> LET'S -- WHAT'S SOME OF THE
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TO THE NEXT DAY OR SO?

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>> WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
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DATA.

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AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WAITING TO
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UPDATE.

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>> BUSY TIME.

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BUSY TIME GETTING CLOSE.

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>> THANKS, ALICE.

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>> EXCITING.

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>> YOU KNOW, ALICE'S TEAM HAS
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WHAT'S ANOTHER COOL WAY TO
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THE SPACECRAFT IS UP TO?

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HERE'S AN ANSWER.

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>> DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN RIDE
ALONG WITH NEW HORIZONS?

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YOU CAN.

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THIS IS PLUTO IN A MINUTE.

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>> ALL RIGHT.

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SO YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY HITCH A
RIDE WITH NEW HORIZONS TO PLUTO,

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BUT YOU CAN DO -- PLUTO, BUT YOU
CAN DO THE NEXT BEST THING,

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FOLLOW IN REAL TIME WITH A
SIMULATION CALLED "EYES ON

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PLUTO."

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PART OF "EYES ON THE SOLAR
SYSTEM" FROM NASA'S JET

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PROPULSION LABORATORY, AN
AMAZING VIEW OF EVERYTHING IN

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THE SOLAR SYSTEM NOW INCLUDING
MISSIONS LIKE NEW HORIZONS.

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THE PROGRAM FOLLOWS A PREDICTED
SIMULATION.

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THAT IS, IT FOLLOWS THE
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SPACECRAFT AS IT IS PLANNED FOR
NOMINAL SITUATION.

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USING THE DATA FROM THE NEW
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CREATED A BEAUTIFUL SIMULATION
OF WHAT EXACTLY NEW HORIZONS IS

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SEEING RIGHT NOW.

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BUT IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST
A SHOT OF PLUTO AND MOONS MOVING

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TOWARD THE CAMERA, I.E., YOUR
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SHOWS WHAT INSTRUMENT ON THE
SPACECRAFT ARE WORKING AND WHEN

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AND WHAT THEIR TARGET IS AND
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AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

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YOU SEE WHEN THE CAMERA IS
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INSTRUMENTS ARE TURNED ON, AND
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WITH ITS ANTENNA FACING THE
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YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE SPACE AT
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INSTRUMENTS ARE AIMED.

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IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG IN
REAL TIME OR CHECK OUT THE

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FLY-BY SEQUENCE NOW BECAUSE YOU
CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE 14th, GO TO

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EYES.NASA.GOV AND DOWNLOAD "EYES
ON PLUTO."

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FOR MORE, CHECK OUT THE NEW
HORIZONS WEBSITE.

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YOU CAN GO TO FLY BY AND COME
BACK HERE EVERY DAY FOR MORE

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"PLUTO IN A MINUTE."

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>> JOINING US FOR THE SCIENCE
UPDATE IS JOHN SPENCER, A NEW

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HORIZONS CO-INVESTIGATOR FROM
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

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JOHN WELCOME TO THE COUNTDOWN.

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>> THANK YOU, MIKE.

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>> I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT YOU
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INVESTIGATION TEAM WHICH I GUESS
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SUSPENSEFUL SEVEN WEEKS OVER MAY
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TELL US WHAT THAT INVESTIGATION
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>> SURE.

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WE'D BEEN LOOKING FOR MANY YEARS
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HUBBLE TELESCOPE, THE BEST VIEWS
WE COULD GET BEFORE NEW

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AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE CLOSER WE
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MOONS WE FOUND.

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WE FOUND A COUPLE IN 2005.

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THIS IS -- AS WELL AS THE BIG
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AND THEN WE WENT BACK IN 2011,
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WE WENT BACK AND FOUND A FIFTH
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WE WERE CONCERNED THAT EVERY
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MORE MOONS.

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MAYBE THERE'S A GAZILLION MOONS
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WE MIGHT NOT RUN INTO THE MOON
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EJECTED BY METEORITE COLLISIONS
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IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE
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SO OUR PLAN HAS BEEN THAT AS WE
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SERIES OF VERY LONG EXPOSURE
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MONTHS, AS SOON AS WE WERE CLOSE
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THAN HUBBLE HAD DONE AND SEE IF
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WE DID THAT.

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WE STARTED IN MAY AND FINISHED
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CLOSER AND CLOSER PICTURES WITH
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ANALYZING THEM TO SEE IF WE
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MIGHT BE DANGEROUS TO THE
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WE WERE ABLE TO SAY THAT THERE
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BRIGHTER THAN 10, 20, 30 TIMES
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THERE MIGHT BE TINY STUFF, BUT
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>> I'LL POINT OUT FIRST THAT THE
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BACKUP PLANS IN PLACE HAD YOU
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COULD HAVE GONE ON ANOTHER PATH
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PROTECT ITSELF HAD YOU FOUND†--
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WE HAD ALTERNATIVES, BUT WE
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NOMINAL PLAN BECAUSE THAT WAS
THE BEST AND GIVE US THE BEST

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SCIENCE.

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WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT WE CAN
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AND GET THE BEST SCIENCE WE
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>> I'M CURIOUS THAT YOU SAID --
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MOONS, SEEING THEM, AND THERE
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WOULD WE FIND SOMETHING OR NOT.

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YOU DIDN'T FIND ANY MORE MOONS.

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WERE YOU SURPRISED?

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>> I WAS SURPRISED.

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I EXPECTED WE'D FIND AT LEAST A
COUPLE.

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THIS IS TOTALLY UNKNOWN
TERRITORY.

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THE PLUTO SYSTEM IS NOWHERE
WE'VE EVER BEEN DVR.

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WE'VE NEVER BEEN TO -- BEEN
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WE'VE NEVER BEEN TO ANYTHING
LIKE THE SYSTEM BEFORE.

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WE'RE LEARNING WHAT THE RULES
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AND THE RULES SEEM TO BE BIG
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ONES.

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AND WE'RE LEARNING SOMETHING
ALREADY.

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>> LET'S TALK ABOUT PLUTO AND
SHARON.

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YOU GUYS ARE FINISHING THE
HAZARDS SEARCH.

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WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE
IMAGES?

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>> OH, MY GOODNESS.

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IT'S AMAZING WHAT WE'RE SEEING
NOW.

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IT WAS A GRADUAL APPROACH, AND
EVERY PICTURE OF JUST A LITTLE

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BETTER.

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NOW EVERY DAY, WE SEE A WHOLE
NEW VIEW OF PLUTO TELLING US

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THING WE NEVER KNEW BEFORE.

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AND WE'RE SEEING CRAZY BLACK AND
WHITE PATTERNS.

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WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THOSE MEAN.

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AND WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF
CIRCULAR THINGS AND WONDERING

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ARE THOSE CRATERS OR SOMETHING
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WE SAW CIRCULAR FEATURES ON
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NOT CRATER.

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WE SHOULD KNOW IN A FEW DAYS.

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NOW WE'RE HAVING AN AWFUL LOT OF
FUN SPECULATING, WHAT DO YOU

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THINK THAT IS, WHAT DO YOU THINK
THAT IS.

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AND IT'S AMAZING.

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>> EXCELLENT.

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>> JOHN, THANKS.

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>> THANK YOU, JOHN.

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>> PLUTO IS UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT
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COULD MISSION RESULTS PROVIDE
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OUR SOLAR SYSTEM FORMED?

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LET'S HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO
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AND PERSONAL.

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>> HI, I'M JAMES GREEN, I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF THE PLANETARY

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SCIENCE DIVISION AT NASA
HEADQUARTERS.

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AND THE NEW HORIZONS MISSION IS
WITHIN MY ORGANIZATION.

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>> WE HAVE IGNITION AND LIFTOFF
OF NASA'S NEW HORIZONS

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SPACECRAFT ON A DECADES' LONG
VOYAGE TO VISIT THE PLANET PLUTO

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AND THEN BEYOND.

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>> NEW HORIZONS IS SPEEDING
TOWARD PLUTO AT A PHENOMENAL

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RATE, 14 KILOMETERS PER SECOND,
BUT YET IT HAS TAKEN YEARS TO

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GET TO PLUTO.

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WE CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO GET
THERE.

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NOW PLUTO AND OUR UNDERSTANDING
OF IT IS REALLY CHANGING OUR

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VIEW OF THE SIZE OF THE SOLAR
SYSTEM.

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IN FACT, THE 1990s WE BEGAN TO
OBSERVE PLUTO-LIKE OBJECTS WELL

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BEYOND PLUTO.

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WE KNOW PLUTO IS ONE OF A FAMILY
OF OBJECTS, WE CALL THOSE

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OBJECTS HYPERBELT.

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IN FACT, T THE OUTER -- IT IS
THE OUTER SOLAR.

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IS FOR THE FIRST TIME WE'LL BE
ABLE TO FLY BY A BRAND NEW

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OBJECT.

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AN OBJECT THAT'S BEEN FORMING
FOR BILLIONS OF YEARS AND

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UNDERSTAND WHAT OUTER PARTS OF
THE SOLAR SYSTEM ARE ALL IT.

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NASA MISSIONS AND NEW HORIZONS
IS NO DIFFERENT, REQUIRE

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EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUALS.

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IN FACT, THERE'S SO MANY HEROIC
PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE IN TO

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MAKING THIS MISSION POSSIBLE,
IT'S -- IT'S AN UNBELIEVABLE

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VENTURE.

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BUT IT IS REALLY THE UNITED
STATES THAT HAS BEEN THE LEADER

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IN THE OUTER PLANETS'
EXPLORATION PROGRAM.

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THE UNITED STATES IS THE ONLY
COUNTRY THAT HAS SENT MISSIONS

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INTO THE OUTER PART OF OUR SOLAR
SYSTEM.

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PLANETARY SCIENCE REALLY
PROVIDES I THINK A TREMENDOUS

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VALUE TO OUR COUNTRY.

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A PLANET
IT'S STILL KIND OF COOL

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FAR AWAY
FAR AWAY

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>> WELL, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO
BRING OUR YOUNG STUDENTS ALONG.

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WE WANT THEM TO STEP INTO OUR
SHOES.

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WE DON'T WANT THE EXPLORATION TO
STOP.

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IT'S JUST ONE OF THE INNATE
THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN THE

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UNITED STATES, I BELIEVE, IS
THIS EXPLORATION GENE.

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WHILE I BELIEVE THE ENCOUNTER OF
PLUTO WITH THE NEW HORIZONS

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FLY-BY IS GOING TO BE SO
SPECTACULAR, WE'LL HAVE THE

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WORLD'S ATTENTION.

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AND NOT JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT.

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I BELIEVE IT WILL BE BUILT UP
OVER MANY MONTHS AS WE BEGIN TO

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OBSERVE PLUTO, ITS MOONS.

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WE MAY EVEN FIND MANY MORE
OBJECTS, PERHAPS RINGS, PERHAPS

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OTHER THINGS AWAITING OUR
DISCOVERY.

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I THINK THE WORLD WILL SIT UP
AND TAKE NOTICE.

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>> HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR PLUTO
TIME?

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THIS IS THE MOMENT DURING DAWN
AND DUSK EACH DAY WHEN THE

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ILLUMINATION ON EARTH MATCHES
THAT WAS HIGH NOON ON PLUTO.

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AND NASA WANTS TO SEE WHAT PLUTO
TIME LOOKS LIKE IN YOUR AREA.

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VISIT THE WEBSITE AND TAG YOUR
PHOTOS WITH THE HASH TAG

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#PLUTOTIME.

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>> AND AS WE COUNT DOWN TO A
HISTORIC MOMENT FOR OUR NATION

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AND THE NATION'S SPACE PROGRAM,
DON'T FORGET YOU CAN GET THE

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LATEST IMAGES, SCIENCE FINDINGS,
AND MISSION UPDATES HERE ON NASA

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TELEVISION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS.

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AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION VIA
TWITTER, FACEBOOK, AND OTHER

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SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TALKING
ABOUT THE HISTORIC JULY 14th

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FLY-BY.

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AND YES, SEND IN YOUR QUESTIONS
AT #PLUTOFLYBY, AND GO TO

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NASA.GOV/NEWHORIZONS.

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IF YOU'RE A FAN OF 3D TOYS, MAKE
YOU LIKE THEM, I CERTAINLY LIKE

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THEM, YOU CAN GO ON LINE,
THERE'S A ONE-STOP SITE FOR 3D

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MIKE, THAT'S THE PRICE EVERYONE
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>> I KNOW.

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THERE'S SO MUCH ON THERE.

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MAKE ONE, MAKE SOME OTHERS, TOO,
TO GET READY FOR THE FLY-BY.

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DO IT OURSELVES.

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THAT'S THE LATEST FROM NASA'S
NEW HORIZONS MISSION ON PLUTO'S

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DOORSTEP.

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WE ARE THREE DAYS AND TWO
MILLION MILES TO GO UNTIL THE

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FLY-BY, AND THE COUNTDOWN TO
PLUTO IS WINDING DOWN.

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I'M MIKE BUCKLEY.

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>> I'M DWAYNE BROWN.

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>> THANKS FOR WATCHING.