New Horizons was launched directly into a solar escape trajectory. It's going slower than Earth but that is no indication of how advanced the technology is. Th

New Horizons was launched directly into a solar escape trajectory. It's going slower than Earth but that is no indication of how advanced the technology is. The whole goal was to get a close encounter with Pluto-Charon. What's the point in flying off into nothingness any faster after that?