Pluto Up Close: Spacecraft Achieves Flyby, Then Calls Home

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft got humanity's first up-close look at Pluto on Tuesday, sending word of its triumph across 3 billion miles to scientists waiting breathlessly back home.

Topics:  cape canaveral   fla ap     nasa's new horizons   pluto   close   spacecraft   home   
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