Here's how much a mission to Pluto costs

By Jessica Orwig, Skye Gould

Last week, on July 14, NASA's New Horizons mission sent a spacecraft to fly over Pluto for the very first time in history, and they did it on a budget of $720 million.

This mission has already completely changed how we see and understand Pluto, and there are more exciting answers to Pluto's many mysteries yet to come.


Alone, $720 million might sound like a lot of money, but it's a very small price to pay if you want to make history.