Dawn Mission reinstated!

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Dawn Mission reinstated!

Post #1by The Singing Badger » 27.03.2006, 19:48


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Post #2by Dollan » 28.03.2006, 00:36

Yeah, now if they can just get the technology functioning without going way over budget again....

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Post #3by Malenfant » 28.03.2006, 08:18

I wonder if this is partly because of the rage directed at NASA by the scientists at LPSC the other week...

Either way, it's good. I was really looking forward to see what Ceres and Vesta look like up close, and I was really peeved that they axed it last month.
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Post #4by Dollan » 28.03.2006, 14:06

Well, as far as I can tell, nothing really has changed. They may have a launch date, but they still haven't overcome any of their previous hurtles, so that date will likely be pushed back as time goes on.

Frankly, I would have been much more excited to see the TPF reinstated.

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Post #5by hank » 28.03.2006, 17:26

Malenfant wrote:I was really looking forward to see what Ceres and Vesta look like up close, and I was really peeved that they axed it last month.

Me too. These planets should have been explored by spacecraft long ago.

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