20 Feb, 2003
Funding approved
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David Buskirk
David Buskirk2015-07-15 13:45:412015-07-15 16:42:10Funding approved
After a hard political battle, President Bush signs an omnibus bill which includes $110 million in initial funding for NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt System. The funding allows the team to proceed with the final design of the probe.
It’s like the old days. We are going to the frontier. We’re going back to the roots of the space program.