Tag: Dawn
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Dawn begins final approach to dwarf planet Ceres
Artist’s concept of the Dawn spacecraft firing its ion propulsion system on approach to Ceres. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has begun its final approach to the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, for an in-depth survey of the uncharted world. The solar-powered space probe is scheduled to arrive at Ceres…
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Year in Review – Part 1: NASA’s planetary probes dominate in 2011
It was an interesting year for NASA as the 2011 calendar brought about the retirement of the iconic Space Shuttle fleet, the completion of the USOS segment of the International Space Station, the launch of three new planetary missions, and the ongoing scientific endeavors of NASA’s fleet of planetary probes. In all, 2011 proved a…