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The probe didn’t take a direct path to interstellar space. It did a few flybys IIRC. 45 years with a few pit stops while taking the scenic route to interstellar
by wil421 4y ago
The probe didn’t take a direct path to interstellar space. It did a few flybys IIRC. 45 years with a few pit stops while taking the scenic route to interstellar space. I believe our Pluto probe made the journey to the outer solar system in a much faster time.
- rob74 4y agoAccording to Wikipedia: > New Horizons has been called "the fastest spacecraft ever launched" because it left Earth at 16.26 kilometers per second [...] However, it is not the fastest spacecraft to leave the Solar System. As of January 2018, this record is held by Voyager 1, traveling at 16.985 km/s relative to the Sun. Voyager 1 attained greater hyperbolic excess velocity than New Horizons due to gravity assists by Jupiter and Saturn. When New Horizons reaches the distance of 100 AU, it will be travelling at about 13 km/s, around 4 km/s slower than Voyager 1 at that distance.