The New Horizons flyby of Pluto has been a success, with the spacecraft communicating again yesterday after coming within 7,800 miles of the dwarf planet's surface. Images from the mission will be coming back to Earth for some time to come as NASA continues to analyze the treasure trove of new information.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden
stated:
I know today we’ve inspired a whole new generation of explorers with
this great success, and we look forward to the discoveries yet to come...This is a historic win for
science and for exploration. We’ve truly, once again raised the bar of
human potential.
