25: Why couldn't New Horizons orbit Pluto?
- Author
- Carrie Nugent
- Published
- Sun 27 Dec 2015
- Episode Link
- https://spacepod.libsyn.com/episode-25-why-couldnt-new-horizons-orbit-pluto
The New Horizons mission revealed Pluto's jaw-dropping vistas and geophysical mysteries. One listener wanted to know why the spacecraft didn't go into orbit around Pluto. Tom Spilker, interplanetary travel expert, tells us the answer.
