Nathan from Aurora: Since New Horizons is nuclear powered and
it will be capable of transmitting useful data after completing its original mission,
as the Voyager probes did...If so, how many extra years could the probe function?
Well, Tiffany, we have enough power onboard the spacecraft to last us until at least the year 2026,
which is 10 or 11 years past the Pluto encounter,
so we'll continue to do as much interesting science as we can as power on board the spacecraft permits us,
even after the Kuiper-Belt encounter has occurred.