text: when will new horizon land on pluto.? give me exact date, year and time please take the time to vote for the best answer  thank you!!  new horizon won't actually land on pluto, but will pass close by to take pictures of the icy planet and beam them back to earth.   it's an unmanned mission, but nasa has put an american flag inside the craft and a cd containing the names of around half a million people who signed up to their website.   mission milestones february 2007 jupiter gravity assist  march 2007 - june 2015 interplanetary cruise  july 2015 pluto-charon encounter  2016-2020 kuiper belt objects encounter   see those nase link for detail of the mission