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Sep 27 2007, 12:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Oxford, UK (Glasgow by birth) Member No.: 101 |
Pushing out of Earth orbit now...........
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Nov 3 2009, 04:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1018 Joined: 29-November 05 From: Seattle, WA, USA Member No.: 590 |
Unless you have inside information (in which case, please share!) :-) I don't get that impression. When he talks about other things Dawn will do between now and the Vesta encounter, I think he's just talking about routine maintenance activities, such as he's posted about in the past.
For my money, the most significant milestone in the new Dawn Journal is that, on November 13, Dawn enters the main asteroid belt for good. One day before I turn 51. --Greg |
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Nov 3 2009, 08:04 PM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
"They are also preparing to give it some additional tasks before the year is out, and inside sources reveal that these may be described in an upcoming log." It is certainly possible that it is targeting an asteroid or taking advantage of a serendipitous flyby, but I wouldn't put money on it.
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