New Horizons SWAP Launch
Begins long-distance solar-wind measurements with the SWAP instrument aboard New Horizons as the spacecraft starts its journey through the outer solar system.
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David McComas Biography and Timeline
Follow David McComas through 4 dated historical records for United States of America.
David McComas, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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2006
2008
IBEX Launch
Begins the Interstellar Boundary Explorer mission to map energetic neutral atoms created where the outward-flowing solar wind interacts with the surrounding interstellar medium.
2009
IBEX Ribbon Discovery
Leads the discovery of the unexpected IBEX Ribbon, a narrow band of energetic neutral atoms revealing previously unknown structure at the boundary shaped by the solar wind and interstellar medium.
2015
Pluto Solar Wind Interaction
Uses New Horizons SWAP measurements to characterize how Pluto's escaping atmosphere slows and diverts the solar wind during the spacecraft's close flyby.
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