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Yes. The space probe New Horizons flew past Pluto in 2015 after being launched from Earth in 2006.

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If a rocket left Pluto traveling 1000 mph how long would it take to reach the Sun?

450 years.


How long would it take a rocket to travel from Pluto to the sun?

On January 19, 2006 a space probe was launched and sent to Pluto. It was expected to reach Pluto in 2015. So it would take about 9 years to get to Pluto.


What was the name of the rocket that went to Pluto?

Horizons space craft.


How far is Pluto from Earth by rocket?

About ten years. The New Horizons space probe was launched towards Pluto in 2006 and is expected to get there in 2015. It experienced the fasted launch speed from earth ever, though is now still only about halfway to Pluto.


How long would it take to reach the planet Pluto from Earth?

The closest Pluto gets to the Sun is 4.4 billion kilometers, which means that light from the Sun always takes longer than 4 hours to reach Pluto. For a rocket vehicle travelling at the speed that astronauts went to our Moon (less than 40,000 km/hr), it would take over 12 years to reach Pluto!


How long does it take to get to Pluto from the US on a space shuttle?

It would take a space shuttle several years to reach Pluto from the US. The exact duration would depend on the speed of the spacecraft and its trajectory. Current technology would require several decades to make such a journey.


Why dont they send satellites to Pluto?

They have they sent it in 2005 and they said it should reach pluto by 2015


If you go to Pluto will it take 77 years on a rocket?

No. The New Horizons space probe reach Pluto after a little less than 10 years of travel, though it was moving too fast to land or enter into orbit when it got there. To be able to enter orbit around Pluto the probe would have needed to be launched at a lower speed for a trip of about 12 years.


Was there a rocket that sent up to Pluto?

Yes. It was sent in 2006 and will get there in 2014.


How long will rocket reach the moon?

It takes around 3 days for a rocket to reach the moon from Earth.


How many years will a satellite to reach Pluto?

It takes 9 years, and the first satellite will reach Pluto in 2015. The satellite was launched on January 9, 2006. I cannot wait till we find out the deep secrets of Pluto...


How many years should it take new horizons to reach Pluto?

It took NASA's New Horizons spacecraft about 9.5 years to reach Pluto since its launch in January 2006. New Horizons completed its closest flyby of Pluto in July 2015, providing valuable data and imagery of the dwarf planet.