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Good luck, Dawn!
Good luck, Dawn!
Dawn launch: T minus 1 day: Up close at the Delta II launch pad
Dawn launch: T minus 1 day: Up close at the Delta II launch pad
Dawn Launch: A Brilliant Flash and a Thunderous Roar!
At 7:34 a.m. EDT the Delta II Heavy roared off launch pad 17 B at Cape Canaveral with a brilliant flash of glowing orange light and billowing white smoke.
Successful launch for Dawn!
Successful launch for Dawn!
Dawn launch: Go Dawn, go Delta!
Dawn launch: Go Dawn, go Delta!
Dawn launch: One-on-one with Marc Rayman at Kennedy Space Center
Dawn launch: One-on-one with Marc Rayman at Kennedy Space Center
New Horizons now aimed directly at Pluto
This afternoon Alan Stern posted to unmannedspaceflight.com that New Horizons has successfully completed the trajectory correction maneuver that lines the spacecraft up for its July 14, 2015 encounter with Pluto.
Observing Dawn from Hawaii and Alaska
Observing Dawn from Hawaii and Alaska
Update on Cassini's safing situation
Update on Cassini's safing situation
Dawn launch: Delayed to September 27
Dawn launch: Delayed to September 27
Dawn launch: Go for fueling!
Dawn launch: Go for fueling!
Dawn Journal: Awaiting Launch II
The countdown is underway for Dawn's liftoff on September 26 at 7:25:00 am EDT. This is the second time our hero has been within a few days of launch.
New names for some irregular Saturnian moons
New names for some irregular Saturnian moons
Fire fountain amid heavenly fires
Fire fountain amid heavenly fires
Iapetus' "Voyager Mountains"
Iapetus' "Voyager Mountains"
Budget Axe Falls on Mars Science Laboratory
Budget Axe Falls on Mars Science Laboratory
Silly but fun Apollo 11 video
Silly but fun Apollo 11 video
Kaguya self-portraits
Kaguya self-portraits
Seeing in the Dark
Seeing in the Dark
Kaguya continues to operate well
Kaguya continues to operate well



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