The New Horizons Kuiper Belt Extended Mission

Abstract

The central objective of the New Horizons prime mission was to make the first exploration of Pluto and its system of moons. Following that, New Horizons has been approved for its first extended mission, which has the objectives of extensively studying the Kuiper Belt environment, observing numerous Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) and Centaurs in unique ways, and making the first close flyby of the KBO 486958 2014 MU69. This review summarizes the objectives and plans for this approved mission extension, and briefly looks forward to potential objectives for subsequent extended missions by New Horizons.

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• The HST Lightcurve of (486958) 2014 MU69
• The Color and Binarity of (486958) 2014 MU69 and Other Long-Range New Horizons Kuiper Belt Targets
• The Wide-Binary Origin of The Pluto-Charon System
• Exploration of trans-Neptunian objects using the Direct Fusion Drive
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• Astrophysics with New Horizons: Making the Most of a Generational Opportunity
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• Analysis of Prospective Flight Schemes to Venus Accompanied by an Asteroid Flyby
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• The Case for a Large-Scale Occultation Network