New Horizons

KinetX guided the first spacecraft to explore the Pluto system, New Horizons, on it’s 9.5 year journey to the outer reaches of our Solar System.   Employing an innovative optical navigation technique, our engineers successfully navigated New Horizons, NASA’s  first New Frontiers mission, as it flew past Pluto and its moons, capturing stunning images and data that are rewriting science textbooks. 

Press Release:  Precision Navigation Skills of KinetX Aerospace Critical to Success of NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Mission to Pluto