PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER
Volume 17, Number 43 (October 4, 2023)

PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org
Editor: Mark V. Sykes 
Co-Editors: Matthew R. Perry, Alex Morgan
Email: pen_editor at psi.edu
Twitter: @pen2tweets


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PEN THANK YOU

The New Horizons mission and science team thanks NASA, and its Science 
Mission Directorate, for its scientific and exploration foresight in 
extending the Kuiper Belt mission to the edge of the Kuiper Belt in 
2028-2029. The New Horizons team also wishes to thank the PEN, OPAG, 
SBAG, the National Space Society, many past NASA leaders, and so many 
in the planetary science community, for generous, timely, and 
consistent support in achieving this hard-won result.  

All successful spaceflight depends on teamwork. The New Horizons team 
recognizes that our team goes far beyond traditional boundaries, and 
we are deeply appreciative of the support of all of our many team 
mates who supported the mission’s continued exploration of the Kuiper 
Belt.


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