Explore Pluto and NASA’s Historic New Horizons Mission at Plutopalooza at ����ֱ�� APL

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Explore Pluto and NASA’s Historic New Horizons Mission at Plutopalooza at ��ֱ�� APL

Celebrate New Horizons' Historic Pluto Flyby at ��ֱ�� Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland

Jul 16, 2015

Join us to celebrate the recent New Horizons Pluto flyby at Plutopalooza on Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will take place in the Kossiakoff Center at the ��ֱ�� University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. APL designed, built and operates the spacecraft for NASA.

This special, interactive presentation will give participants a chance to learn about NASA’s New Horizons mission — the first to fly by Pluto and into the Kuiper Belt. Guests will have the opportunity to visit an Exploration Station and catch a Plutopalooza show at 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. All ages are welcome.

The event is free and open to the public.

What: Plutopalooza: Celebrating the New Horizons Pluto Flyby!

Who: The event is open to the public and all ages.

When: Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Kossiakoff Center, ��ֱ�� University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland

For directions, visit .

For information about the New Horizons mission, visit .

For more information about APL, visit .

The Applied Physics Laboratory, a not-for-profit division of The ��ֱ�� University, meets critical national challenges through the innovative application of science and technology. For more information, visit .

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