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Sol Alan Stern (born November 22, 1957) is an American engineer, planetary scientist and space tourist. He is the principal investigator of the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Chief Scientist at Moon Express .
Dr. Alan Stern is the leader of NASA's New Horizons mission that explored Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. He is also a speaker, consultant, and author of Chasing New Horizons, a book about the historic space odyssey.
Learn about Dr. Alan Stern, a leading expert on the Kuiper Belt, Pluto, and comets. He is also a commercial astronaut, a former NASA chief of science, and a prolific author and speaker.
Alan Stern is a leading expert on Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, and the principal investigator of the New Horizons mission. He has also studied Neptune's moon Triton, asteroids, comets, and the Earth's atmosphere, using various spacecraft and aircraft.
Jun 25, 2015 · SOL ALAN STERN WAS BORN on 22 November 1957, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the first of three children for Leonard and Joel Stern. He was a fussy baby, difficult to put down to bed. Taking him outside to see the moon seemed to induce sleep.
Jul 7, 2015 · Alan Stern, principal investigator for NASA's New Horizons mission, talks about the upcoming encounter with Pluto and the Kuiper belt. He discusses the latest observations, the mission planning, the hazard search, and the spacecraft health.
Alan Stern, the leader of the New Horizons mission to Pluto, co-authors a book with David Grinspoon that reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the epic exploration. Learn about the challenges, achievements, and future plans of the first spacecraft to visit the dwarf planet and its moons.
