Pluto New Horizons Scientists

Josh Kammer, SWRI, post-doc, Atmospheres “I’m one of the youngest scientists on this mission, and I feel incredibly lucky to be here. I’m inspired by the success of this mission to keep pushing outward in the solar system to worlds both familiar and unfamiliar.”

Will Woods, Stanford

Dr. Alex Parker, SWRI, Post-Doc, Hazards
 “This is my first encounter with a new world. There was no way I could have anticipated the overwhelming feeling of being in the control room, and seeing the data come in. It was very emotional. And I kept reminding myself, “This is real.”