Countdown to ultimate horizon
Written by Goro, December 31, 2018
In 2019 it begins… It begins with New Horizons/Ultima Thule (& OSIRIS-REx/Bennu)!
– Watch Live Now! New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby Preview
– NASA New Horizons to Make Historic New Year’s Day Flyby of Mysterious Ultima Thule. Here’s What to Expect.
NASA’s webcast schedule (all times in EST/US):
Monday, Dec. 31
2 p.m.: New Horizons media briefing and spacecraft final approach before flyby of Ultima Thule
3 p.m.: Q&A with the New Horizons Team
8 p.m.: Panel Discussion: New Horizons Flyby of Ultima Thule
Tuesday, Jan. 1
12:15 a.m.: New Horizons flyby of Ultima Thule
9:45 a.m.: New Horizons Signal Acquisition from Flyby
11:30 a.m.: New Horizons Post-Flyby Press Conference
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2 p.m.: New Horizons press briefing on science results from Ultima Thule
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2 p.m.: New Horizons press briefing on science results from Ultima Thule