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Chasing New Horizons Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto

Alan Stern

Called "spellbinding" ( On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small NASA spacecraft called New Horizons screamed past Pluto at more than 32,000 miles per hour, focusing its instruments on the long mysterious icy worlds of the Pluto system, and then, j...

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The book was highlighted as a recent collaboration that detailed the New Horizons mission to Pluto, with hosts noting its double‑meaning title and the epic nature of the journey. It was repeatedly referenced by Neil deGrasse Tyson and the co‑author as a forthcoming 2017 release that offered insider insight into the mission’s challenges and successes. The discussion conveyed strong enthusiasm for the work as a valuable resource for listeners interested in Pluto and space exploration.

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Episode: Debating Pluto's Planethood with Alan Stern

The book detailed the epic mission to explore Pluto and the ninth planet, highlighting the challenges and successes of the New Horizons mission.

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So then with our friend of StarTalk, David Grinspoon, he's been on Dr. Funky Spoon.

Yeah. Yeah. He's, you banded together with him to write Chasing New Horizons.

Yeah. And with this long subtitle.

Yeah. What was that subtitle?

Inside the Epic Mission to Explore the Ninth Planet.

Episode: Cosmic Queries – Silicon Aliens with David Grinspo...

It was mentioned in relation to the New Horizons mission to Pluto, and was discussed as a book written by David Grinspoon.

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I'm reminded you're author of Chasing New Horizons. I see what you did there because there is a mission to Pluto called New Horizons. And it's called Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto.

Episode: Alternative Aliens with Andy Weir and David Grinsp...

It was a recent book co-authored with Alan Stern, and was about the New Horizons space mission to Pluto, with the title being a double meaning.

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But more recently, you've got a book titled Chasing New Horizons, which was New Horizons was the actual name of a space mission.

So you did a double meaning there, Chasing New Horizons, inside the epic first mission to Pluto.

Episode: Alternative Aliens with Andy Weir and David Grinsp...

It was mentioned as a recent book by David Grinspoon, focusing on the New Horizons space mission to Pluto, co-authored with Alan Stern.

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But more recently, you've got a book titled Chasing New Horizons, which was New Horizons was the actual name of a space mission.

Episode: Unveiling Pluto, with Alan Stern and Neil deGrasse...

It was mentioned that Dr. Grinspoon was co-writing a new book with Alan Stern about the New Horizons mission, with a release date of 2017.

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Also, you care about Pluto. I'm told you're working on a new book with Alan Stern. What's that one called?

Yeah. Boy, I love Pluto. Alan and I are working on a book called Chasing New Horizons.

When does that come out?

It comes out next year 2017.

Episode: Unveiling Pluto, with Alan Stern and Neil deGrasse...

It was mentioned as a book about the New Horizons mission to Pluto, which was a collaborative effort between the speaker and Alan Stern.

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I'm told you're working on a new book with Alan Stern.

What's that one called?

Yeah. Boy, I love Pluto. Alan and I are working on a book called Chasing New Horizons.

When does that come out?

It comes out next year 2017.

Episode: Revisiting the Drake Equation with David Grinspoon

The book was co-written with Alan Stern, and it was mentioned that it details the first mission to Pluto.

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remind us of the book that you wrote about pluto a few years back what's that title and yeah yeah chasing new horizons with alan stern oh both of you yeah together on that excellent and and the subtitle was oh gosh you want to remember the subtitle it was no inside chasing new horizons inside the epic first mission to pluto

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