New Horizons Spacecraft: NASA shuttle ends hibernation to start Pluto mission. Image credit: SPACE.com NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft woke up after nine years in hibernation and set to start an extraordinary journey of 3 billion miles. The New Horizons spacecraft latest mission is to study Pluto and its sibling worlds in its Kuiper belt home. According to SPACE.com, a pre-set alarm clock awakened New Horizons from its electronic slumber at 3 p.m. EST, though ground control teams didn’t receive confirmation until just after 9:30 p.m. “It’s hard to underestimate the evolution that’s taking place in our view of the architecture … Continue reading New Horizons Spacecraft: NASA Shuttle Awakens, Starts Pluto Mission