(NASA – Johns Hopkins University – Applied Physics Laboratory)
[Henry Throop kindly sent a wonderful collection of photos from the time spent with the New Horizons Pluto guys – see LETTERS]
This is just great. I didn’t feel comfortable snapping stuff myself when I was in the NASA rooms … and to be honest I didn’t even realise anyone else was recording my time with the guys. But this is so beautifully captured.
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At the New Horizons daily morning science briefing.
Alan Stern, Brian May, Hal Weaver
With science journalist Andrew Chaikin.
Alice Bowman adores Brian! With mission ops crew.
Alan Stern, Brian May.
Showing that 3D camera to Alan Stern.
Brian May with LEISA instrument scientist Don Jennings.
Journalist Amy Teitel.
Deputy Project Scientist Leslie Young: “Oh my god! I’ve been out-geeked by a rock star.”
Bill McKinnon with Brian May at the APL badging station.
With Oliver White, Ann Verbiscer, Paul Schenk, and Kirby Runyon in the geology room.
John Spencer checks out that stereographic Enceladus!
With Andy Chaikin, Veronica Bray, Kelsi Singer, Oliver White, and Ann Verbiscer.
Discussing photoclinometry with Paul Schenk.
Looking at Hydra as it’s returned to the ground! From left: Michael Soluri, Brian May, Ross Beyer, Francis Nimmo, Bill McKinnon, Casey Lisse, Mark Showalter, Stuart Robbins, Kirby Runyon, Simon Porter, Leslie Young, Andy Cheng, Amanda Zangari, Con Tsang, John Spencer, Andy Chaikin.