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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.
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.
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.
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.
Dr. Alan Stern is a leading expert on Pluto, the Kuiper Belt, and comets. He is the principal investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission, a commercial space crewmember, and a former NASA chief of space and Earth science programs.
