Pluto Mission Revived by Planetary Society & Others

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The Pluto mission faced potential cancellation but was revived by the Planetary Society and other supporters. Concerns were expressed about the inconsistent status of the mission, highlighting frustrations with funding priorities in space exploration, particularly regarding manned missions versus robotic planetary exploration. Enthusiasm remains high for the mission, as it is expected to provide valuable insights into Pluto's composition and contribute to understanding Solar System formation. The discussion reflects a desire for more investment in planetary science rather than what some consider less relevant projects. Overall, the revival of the Pluto mission is seen as a significant step forward for planetary exploration.
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Looking through my old emails, I saw that on Sept 2, the mission was in jeopardy of being canceled. But the Planetary Society and others revived it.
http://www.planetary.org/html/UPDATES/Pluto/bond-mikul-thanks.html



I may get an ulcer from this on-again-off-again mission.
 
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Now if only 1% - no, let's not be greedy, 0.01% - of the budget devoted to manned space flight (NASA WARNING: Flying in the Shuttle KILLS!) were devoted to planetary exploration by robots ...
 
That's great, and to think they could've scrapped even that
one when they wan'na throw away billions on stupid
and pointless programs like this Orbital Space Plane crap.

Live long and prosper.
 
Yeah, I was pretty thrilled to hear that news, too. I'm hoping this mission will answer some questions of Pluto's composition (and maybe a few Kuiper Belt objects) to help support or refute my own model of Solar System formation.
 

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