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NASA News Briefs and Releases BBSNews 2007 Compiled by Kandy Ringer |
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| Dawn title art background is from a painting by William K. Hartmann titled "A cocoon nebula, perhaps the primoridal solar nebula."
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For the image shown above in a larger size, see Dawn title art background is from a painting by William K. Hartmann titled "A cocoon nebula, perhaps the primoridal solar nebula.".
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NASA via BBSNews - 2007-05-07 -- Comprehensive spacecraft system performance testing continues. Instrument final alignment is under way.
- Mission: Dawn
- Launch Pad: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
- Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925-H
- Launch Date: NET June 30, 2007
- Launch Time: 15:13:15 p.m. EDT
A test of the spacecraft's primary communications antenna is scheduled for May 21.
The spacecraft solar arrays will be attached and deployed May 21 - 24.
No spacecraft issues or concerns have arisen during testing to date.
Previous status reports are available on the Web.
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