KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Atlas V fairing halves for the New Horizons spacecraft are driven away from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility. They are being transported to Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville. The fairing later will be placed around the New Horizons spacecraft in the Payload Hazardous Service Facility. The fairing later will be placed around the New Horizons spacecraft in the Payload Hazardous Service Facility. A fairing protects a spacecraft during launch and flight through the atmosphere. Once in space, it is jettisoned. The Lockheed Martin Atlas V is the launch vehicle for the New Horizons spacecraft, which is designed to make the first reconnaissance of Pluto and Charon - a "double planet" and the last planet in our solar system to be visited by spacecraft. The mission will then visit one or more objects in the Kuiper Belt region beyond Neptune. New Horizons is scheduled to launch in January 2006, swing past Jupiter for a gravity boost and scientific studies in February or March 2007, and reach Pluto and its moon, Charon, in July 2015. KSC-05pd2277
![[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, 04/15/1997 -- Residents and volunteers build a levee with sandbags to try and protect a neighborhood from the rising water of the Red River of the North. In less than 12 hours Grand Forks will be underwater. FEMA/David Saville](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzE5OTcvMDQvMTUvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtc2Zsb29kaW5nLWdyYW5kLWZvcmtzLW5kLTA0MTUxOTk3LXJlc2lkZW50cy1hbmQtdm9sdW50ZWVycy1idWlsZC1kNDM3NGEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/210/jpg "[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, 04/15/1997 -- Residents and volunteers build a levee with sandbags to try and protect a neighborhood from the rising water of the Red River of the North. In less than 12 hours Grand Forks will be underwater. FEMA/David Saville")
![[Severe Storms/Flooding] East Grand Forks, MN, 04/18/97 -- These dikes and sandbags failed to stem the flow of water along the Red River of the North and it's tributaries. The U.S. Coast Guard provided major assistance to the response effort. FEMA/David Saville](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzE5OTcvMDQvMTgvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtc2Zsb29kaW5nLWVhc3QtZ3JhbmQtZm9ya3MtbW4tMDQxODk3LXRoZXNlLWRpa2VzLWFuZC1zYW5kYmFncy1mYWlsZWQtOGI5ODljLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/25/webp "[Severe Storms/Flooding] East Grand Forks, MN, 04/18/97 -- These dikes and sandbags failed to stem the flow of water along the Red River of the North and it's tributaries. The U.S. Coast Guard provided major assistance to the response effort. FEMA/David Saville")
![[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 - A resident looks through the back door of a home that is not flooded because it's protected by a levee of sand bags. The Red River of the North is flooding Grand Forks. FEMA/Michael Rieger](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzE5OTcvMDQvMDEvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtc2Zsb29kaW5nLWdyYW5kLWZvcmtzLW5kLWFwcmlsLTEtMTk5Ny1hLXJlc2lkZW50LWxvb2tzLXRocm91Z2gtNDkxYTU4LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 - A resident looks through the back door of a home that is not flooded because it's protected by a levee of sand bags. The Red River of the North is flooding Grand Forks. FEMA/Michael Rieger")
![[Severe Storms/Flooding] Fargo, ND, 04/15/1997 -- Residents build up levees with sandbags as residents and volunteers prepare for the rising waters of the Red River of the North. FEMA/David Saville](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzE5OTcvMDQvMTAvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtc2Zsb29kaW5nLWZhcmdvLW5kLTA0MTUxOTk3LXJlc2lkZW50cy1idWlsZC11cC1sZXZlZXMtd2l0aC1zYW5kYmFncy1mZWNmNDMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/59/webp "[Severe Storms/Flooding] Fargo, ND, 04/15/1997 -- Residents build up levees with sandbags as residents and volunteers prepare for the rising waters of the Red River of the North. FEMA/David Saville")
![[Severe Storms/Flooding] Fargo, ND, 04/15/1997 -- Newly filled sandbags are moved around by truck to a levee that's being raised. The entire community is working with volunteers to protect neighborhoods from the rising waters of the Red River of the North. FEMA/David Saville](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzE5OTcvMDQvMTUvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtc2Zsb29kaW5nLWZhcmdvLW5kLTA0MTUxOTk3LW5ld2x5LWZpbGxlZC1zYW5kYmFncy1hcmUtbW92ZWQtYXJvdW5kLTc1Zjg2NC02NDAuanBn/40/29/webp "[Severe Storms/Flooding] Fargo, ND, 04/15/1997 -- Newly filled sandbags are moved around by truck to a levee that's being raised. The entire community is working with volunteers to protect neighborhoods from the rising waters of the Red River of the North. FEMA/David Saville")
![[Severe Storms/Flooding] East Grand Forks, MN, 04/18/97 -- Residents of East Grand Forks are helped into National Guard trucks as the city is evacuated. FEMA/David Saville](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzE5OTcvMDQvMTgvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtc2Zsb29kaW5nLWVhc3QtZ3JhbmQtZm9ya3MtbW4tMDQxODk3LXJlc2lkZW50cy1vZi1lYXN0LWdyYW5kLWZvcmtzLWUwMzhiZi02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms/Flooding] East Grand Forks, MN, 04/18/97 -- Residents of East Grand Forks are helped into National Guard trucks as the city is evacuated. FEMA/David Saville")
![[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 15, 1997 - Residents of Grand Forks muck out their homes and use pumps to remove water from basements. The Red River flooded and damaged many homes in the area with mud and water. FEMA/Michael Rieger](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzE5OTcvMDQvMTUvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtc2Zsb29kaW5nLWdyYW5kLWZvcmtzLW5kLWFwcmlsLTE1LTE5OTctcmVzaWRlbnRzLW9mLWdyYW5kLWZvcmtzLTIyYmViNC02NDAuanBn/40/27/webp "[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 15, 1997 - Residents of Grand Forks muck out their homes and use pumps to remove water from basements. The Red River flooded and damaged many homes in the area with mud and water. FEMA/Michael Rieger")
