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That same year, the New Horizons mission launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a journey of almost 10 years and 4.8 billion kilometers, becoming the first spacecraft to explore this far-away frontier.

Based on Lorri’s reconnaissance, the spacecraft is proceeding on its nominal trajectory, which will take it closer to the dwarf planet than the orbit of Charon, which will be on the opposite side of Pluto during the flyby.