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Direct from Pluto: First Encounter (2015)
TV Movie | Documentary

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Direct from Pluto: First Encounter (2015)

TV Movie | Documentary

NASA's New Horizons' epic quest as the spacecraft completes its flyby, capturing first-ever images of Pluto and its moons.

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Dan Riskin Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Mother Nature Is Trying to Kill You (2017)
Fran Bagenal Self - Co-Investigator Self - Co-Investigator See fewer	Nova (1974)
Alice Bowman Self - Mission Operations Manager Self - Mission Operations Manager See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Alan Boyle Self - Author, The Case for Pluto Self - Author, The Case for Pluto See fewer	Direct from Pluto: First Encounter (2015)
Mike Brown Self - Planetary Astronomer, Caltech Self - Planetary Astronomer, Caltech See fewer	PBS NewsHour (1975)
Marc Buie Self - Co-Investigator / Hazards Team Self - Co-Investigator / Hazards Team See fewer	Secrets of the Solar System (2020)
Steven J. Conard Self - LORRI Lead Engineer (as Steve Conrad) Self - LORRI Lead Engineer (as Steve Conrad) See fewer	Direct from Pluto: First Encounter (2015)
Dan Durda Self - Planetary Scientist, Southwest Research Institute Self - Planetary Scientist, Southwest Research Institute See fewer	Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission (2016)
Glen Fountain Self - Project Manager Self - Project Manager See fewer	Nova (1974)
Jim Green Self - Director, NASA Planetary Science Division Self - Director, NASA Planetary Science Division See fewer	Mars (2016)
Mark Holdridge Self - Mission Manager Self - Mission Manager See fewer	Nova (1974)
William McKinnon Self - Co-Investigator Self - Co-Investigator See fewer	Nova (1974)
Curt Niebur Self - Program Scientist, New Horizons for NASA Self - Program Scientist, New Horizons for NASA See fewer	Direct from Pluto: First Encounter (2015)
Cathy Olkin Self - Deputy Project Scientist Self - Deputy Project Scientist See fewer	The Planets (2019)
Robert Pearlman Self - Collectspace.com (as Rob Perlman) Self - Collectspace.com (as Rob Perlman) See fewer	Space Warriors (2013)
Kevin Poorman Self - University of Dayton Research Institute Self - University of Dayton Research Institute See fewer	Direct from Pluto: First Encounter (2015)
Gabe Rogers Self - Guidance and Control Engineer Self - Guidance and Control Engineer See fewer	Direct from Pluto: First Encounter (2015)
Mark Showalter Self - Hazards Team Self - Hazards Team See fewer	How the Universe Works (2010)
Alan Stern Self - Principal Investigator Self - Principal Investigator See fewer	Persephone (IV)
Alden Tombaugh Self - Son of Clyde Tombaugh Self - Son of Clyde Tombaugh See fewer	Nova (1974)
Annette Tombaugh Self - Daughter of Clyde Tombaugh Self - Daughter of Clyde Tombaugh See fewer	Nova (1974)
Gerard van Belle Self - Astronomer, Lowell Observatory Self - Astronomer, Lowell Observatory See fewer	Dialogue Earth (2019)
Hal Weaver Self - Project Scientist Self - Project Scientist See fewer	The Planets (2019)