 "From Barack Obama to Stephen Hawking, here's what people had to say about NASA's #PlutoFlyBy")
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft got humanity’s first up-close look at Pluto on 14 July. And when confirmation of the mission success came after 13 hours across the 3 billion miles to much celebration from the humans waiting with bated breath. [caption id=“attachment_2343028” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Pluto up close. Image Courtesy: Twitter @NASA[/caption] This Pluto flyby mission is a major achievement as we have never been to that part of the universe and this was the first clear look of the farthest planet. It has been 26 years since we had our last “first look” at a planet, the last time was in 1989 when Voyager flew past Neptune. The historic movement captured the imagination of scientists and public alike, with wishes pouring in from all over the world and from space as well. From President Barack Obama to Stephen Hawking, here’s what people had to say about #PlutoFlyBy
LOCKED! We have confirmation of a successful #PlutoFlyby. pic.twitter.com/Krfo9qxxHw
— NASA New Horizons (@NASANewHorizons) July 15, 2015
Pluto just had its first visitor! Thanks @NASA - it's a great day for discovery and American leadership. pic.twitter.com/FfztBSMbK0
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 15, 2015
Congratulations to @NASANewHorizons on completing a three-billion-mile journey. #PlutoFlyby pic.twitter.com/cRaz9aSe7K
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 14, 2015
Conrats to #NewHorizons team from @Space_Station on #PlutoFlyby. Epic Achievement! Inspired!. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/cvyl1p6ey8
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) July 14, 2015
We've come a long way since Pluto's discovery in 1930, thanks to @NASANewHorizons #PlutoFlyby: http://t.co/ju1rVhu14o pic.twitter.com/pl5AbEaL1k
— NASA (@NASA) July 14, 2015
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— Carolyn Porco (@carolynporco) July 15, 2015
When @NASANewHorizons launched in January 2006 the @Space_Station was less than half its size today. #PlutoFlyby pic.twitter.com/vBTYXqj4FE
— International Space Station (@Space_Station) July 14, 2015
Were it not for @NASA & kindred programs of discovery, I wonder what hope would remain for our species to rise above itself.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) July 12, 2015
I would like to congratulate the New Horizons team and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration for their… Posted by Stephen Hawking on Tuesday, July 14, 2015
And as expected, there were calls to make Pluto a proper planet again
Make #Pluto a planet again, I signed a petition, will you? #PlutoFlyBy http://t.co/1GOd80R3Kb
— Mike Massimino (@Astro_Mike) July 14, 2015
Enough already. Let's just let Pluto be a planet again.
— Kari Byron (@KariByron) July 14, 2015
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