The Labor of Space Exploration

The Labor of Space Exploration
© Michael Soluri

Glimpse into the Future
Donald Clopein was an Applied Physics Lab electrical-harness engineer for NASA's New Horizons, a robotic spacecraft currently en route to the dwarf planet Pluto. The craft is scheduled to make its flyby in 2015.

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