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Trio of NASA Missions Named 'Best of What's New'
11.30.11 - NASA's Dawn, Mars Science Laboratory and MESSENGER missions have been honored by Popular Science magazine with "Best of What's New" Award in aviation and space.
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NASA's Dawn Science Team Presents Early Science Results
10.12.11 - Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission have provided details about the southern hemisphere of Vesta, which boasts one of the largest mountains in the solar system.
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New View of Vesta Mountain From NASA's Dawn Mission
10.10.11 - A new image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a mountain three times as high as Mt. Everest, amidst the topography in the south polar region of the giant asteroid Vesta.
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NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Begins New Vesta Mapping Orbit
09.30.11 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft has completed a gentle spiral into its new science orbit for an even closer view of the giant asteroid Vesta.
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NASA's Dawn Collects a Bounty of Beauty From Vesta
09.16.11 - A new video from NASA's Dawn spacecraft takes us on a flyover journey above the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta.
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NASA's Asteroid Photographer Beams Back Science Data
08.11.11 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft is now in its first science-collecting orbit at Vesta.
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NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Begins Science Orbits of Vesta
08.01.11 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft, the first ever to orbit an object in the main asteroid belt, is spiraling towards its first of four intensive science orbits.
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NASA's Dawn's Spacecraft Views Dark Side of Vesta
07.28.11 - NASA's Dawn mission, in orbit around Vesta, captures a new image from a distance of 3,200 miles (5,200) kilometers from the giant asteroid.
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NASA to Unveil Vesta Images at News Conference
07.28.11 - NASA will host a news conference on Monday, Aug. 1, at 9 a.m. PDT (noon EDT), to discuss the Dawn spacecraft's successful orbit insertion around Vesta on July 15 and unveil the first full-frame images from Dawn's framing camera.
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NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Beams Back New Photo
07.21.11 - NASA's Dawn mission, in orbit around Vesta, captured the latest image from a distance of about 6,500 miles (10,500 kilometers) kilometers from the giant asteroid.
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NASA Dawn Spacecraft Returns Close-Up Image of Vesta
07.18.11 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft has returned the first close-up image after beginning its orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta.
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NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Enters Orbit Around Vesta
07.16.11 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Saturday became the first probe ever to enter orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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NASA Spacecraft to Enter Asteroid's Orbit on July 15
07.14.11 - On July 15, NASA's Dawn spacecraft will begin a prolonged encounter with the asteroid Vesta, making the mission the first to enter orbit around a main-belt asteroid.
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Dawn Team Members Check out Spacecraft
07.07.11 - Mission managers for NASA's Dawn spacecraft are studying the spacecraft's ion propulsion system after Dawn experienced a loss of thrust on June 27.
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Dawn Nears Start of Year-Long Stay at Giant Asteroid
06.23.11 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft is on track to begin the first extended visit to a large asteroid.
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NASA Hosts Preview of Visit to Large Asteroid
06.20.11 - NASA will host a news briefing at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, June 23, to discuss the Dawn spacecraft's year-long visit to the large asteroid Vesta.
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Dawn Captures Video on Approach to Asteroid Vesta
06.13.11 - This video shows the giant asteroid Vesta as the Dawn spacecraft approaches the main asteroid belt.
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NASA's Dawn Captures First Image of Nearing Asteroid
05.11.11 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft has obtained its first image of the giant asteroid Vesta, which will help fine-tune navigation during its approach.
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Dawn Reaches Milestone Approaching Asteroid Vesta
05.03.11 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft has reached its official approach phase to the asteroid Vesta and will begin using cameras for the first time to aid navigation for an expected July 16 orbital encounter.
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When is an Asteroid Not an Asteroid?
03.29.11 - When it's Vesta! On the anniversary of Vesta's discovery day, NASA's Dawn mission celebrates this extraordinary hunk of rock.