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How long will it take to get to Pluto and back?

We sent a probe on a one-way trip to Pluto, and it took nearly a decade. That mission, New Horizons, was a landmark achievement, finally giving us a complete photo album of the classical solar system.
NBC New York

NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Almost to Pluto

It's showtime for Pluto. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has traveled 3 billion miles and is nearing the end of its nine-year journey to Pluto. Sunday, it begins photographing the mysterious, ...
Billings Gazette

Red Lodge scientist helped make NASA's Pluto trip a reality

RED LODGE — Paul Henry wondered for 16 years if a spacecraft he helped design would ever leave Earth. Two weeks ago, Henry watched as the Pluto-bound New Horizons hurtled out of sight over Cape ...
The Montana Standard

Red Lodge man laid groundwork for NASA’s New Horizon mission to Pluto

RED LODGE — Paul Henry wondered for 16 years if a spacecraft he helped design would ever leave Earth. Two weeks ago, Henry watched as the Pluto-bound New Horizons hurtled out of sight over Cape ...