Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Credit: CARLETON BAILIE/UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE
Jet Propulsion Laboratory is to begin checkout of the 2,685-lb. Dawn spacecraft’s ion propulsion system this week, following launch from Cape Canaveral Sept. 27 on board a United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy booster. With Dutch Space solar arrays spanning nearly 65 ft., Dawn is a Discovery- class...
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