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NASA Dawn asteroid mission told to ‘stand down’
Rakhir
post Nov 7 2005, 03:55 PM
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NASA Dawn Asteroid Mission Told To ‘Stand Down’ . sad.gif

The decision to stand down, according to SPACE.com sources, appears related to budget-related measures and workforce cutbacks at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/051107_dawn_qown.html

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- Rakhir   NASA Dawn asteroid mission told to ‘stand down’   Nov 7 2005, 03:55 PM
- - ermar   QUOTE haven't seen any confirmation about the ...   Mar 3 2006, 08:15 AM
- - djellison   If it IS cancelled, then surely it deserves the Ph...   Mar 3 2006, 08:21 AM
|- - AndyG   QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 3 2006, 08:21 AM) ...   Mar 3 2006, 09:50 AM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 3 2006, 12:21 AM) ...   Mar 3 2006, 04:53 PM
- - peter59   "The project was capped at around $371 m...   Mar 3 2006, 08:59 AM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (peter59 @ Mar 3 2006, 08:59 AM) ...   Mar 3 2006, 10:14 AM
- - edstrick   Quoting King Richard Milhouse the first: <ex...   Mar 3 2006, 09:29 AM
- - peter59   International Space Station it's real Great Ga...   Mar 3 2006, 11:29 AM
- - djellison   There's some great discussion about this going...   Mar 3 2006, 12:01 PM
- - Decepticon   ISS is a bad word in my book. I'm gonna Bite...   Mar 3 2006, 01:18 PM
- - alan   Gotta save money somewhere so they can play golf o...   Mar 3 2006, 01:18 PM
|- - Toma B   QUOTE (alan @ Mar 3 2006, 04:18 PM) Gotta...   Mar 3 2006, 02:38 PM
- - Mariner9   I think the folk comparing Dawn to the Internation...   Mar 3 2006, 05:30 PM
|- - pilotpirx   Sacrificial lamb. I figure NASA will save $2...   Mar 3 2006, 05:36 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   Quite frankly, I agree with Mike Caplinger. The on...   Mar 3 2006, 06:20 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 3 2006, 10:20 ...   Mar 3 2006, 06:30 PM
||- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Mar 3 2006, 06:30 PM)...   Mar 3 2006, 06:55 PM
||- - tedstryk   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Mar 3 2006, 06:30 PM)...   Mar 4 2006, 04:06 AM
||- - tedstryk   This brings up that old question of whether Deep I...   Mar 4 2006, 05:28 PM
||- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (tedstryk @ Mar 4 2006, 09:28 AM) T...   Mar 5 2006, 12:17 AM
||- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Mar 5 2006, 12:17 AM)...   Mar 5 2006, 12:28 AM
||- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Mar 4 2006, 04:28 PM) A...   Mar 5 2006, 01:00 AM
||- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Mar 5 2006, 01:00 AM)...   Mar 5 2006, 01:55 AM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 3 2006, 10:20 ...   Mar 3 2006, 06:43 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (JRehling @ Mar 3 2006, 06:43 PM) S...   Mar 3 2006, 08:28 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 3 2006, 12:28 ...   Mar 3 2006, 09:37 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Mar 3 2006, 09:37 PM)...   Mar 3 2006, 09:43 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 3 2006, 09:43 ...   Mar 4 2006, 12:27 AM
- - elakdawalla   I just posted some notes from a conversation with ...   Mar 3 2006, 06:56 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Mar 3 2006, 06:56 PM...   Mar 3 2006, 07:26 PM
|- - Holder of the Two Leashes   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Mar 3 2006, 12:56 PM...   Mar 3 2006, 09:12 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (Holder of the Two Leashes @ Mar 3 2006...   Mar 3 2006, 09:28 PM
|- - Holder of the Two Leashes   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 3 2006, 03:28 ...   Mar 3 2006, 10:10 PM
|- - David   I don't know anything about the politics invol...   Mar 4 2006, 12:12 AM
- - volcanopele   I'm sorry, but I definitely don't support ...   Mar 3 2006, 07:22 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   Actually, despite my snarf about the ISS, I'm ...   Mar 3 2006, 07:35 PM
- - odave   So what will happen to the Dawn hardware? Will it...   Mar 3 2006, 07:36 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   One small side note: the Dawn team, contrary to Jo...   Mar 3 2006, 07:38 PM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 3 2006, 11:38 AM...   Mar 3 2006, 09:24 PM
- - Toma B   I find it difficult to believe that NASA will end ...   Mar 3 2006, 07:53 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   What Sykes said was that "98% of [Dawn's]...   Mar 3 2006, 07:58 PM
|- - mars loon   --><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(T...   Mar 3 2006, 10:04 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   In Sykes' interview with Emily, despite his en...   Mar 3 2006, 08:55 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   P.S.: "Rare agreement", Alex? See if yo...   Mar 3 2006, 09:09 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   NASA’s Dawn Asteroid Mission Cancelled By Leonard...   Mar 3 2006, 09:24 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   Regarding the European instrument contributors who...   Mar 3 2006, 09:35 PM
- - Mariner9   I think some people are missing a subtle point her...   Mar 4 2006, 12:19 AM
- - nprev   Well, without pointing fingers of blame...dammit. ...   Mar 4 2006, 12:33 AM
- - AlexBlackwell   NASAWatch/Spaceref has posted a "Letter from ...   Mar 4 2006, 12:50 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   QUOTE (David @ Mar 4 2006, 12:12 AM) As f...   Mar 4 2006, 02:43 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   I don't see any way it could be made to work. ...   Mar 4 2006, 10:52 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   Not to beat a dead horse but here are a couple of ...   Mar 6 2006, 09:30 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 6 2006, 09:30 ...   Mar 6 2006, 10:04 PM
- - gpurcell   From the Spaceflight Now article: In the period l...   Mar 7 2006, 04:32 PM
- - djellison   I just hope there is a thorough investigation into...   Mar 7 2006, 04:37 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 7 2006, 04:37 PM) ...   Mar 7 2006, 07:05 PM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 7 2006, 11:05 ...   Mar 8 2006, 06:36 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   At the COMPLEX meeting, Dantzler mentioned the pro...   Mar 7 2006, 08:59 PM
- - dvandorn   You also have to remember that NASA HQ has ben ste...   Mar 7 2006, 09:58 PM
|- - mars loon   There is alot of misinformation being spread here ...   Mar 8 2006, 01:08 AM
|- - Bob Shaw   What was that French phrase? 'Pour encourage l...   Mar 8 2006, 11:22 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   Assuming that this cancellation was due to the new...   Mar 8 2006, 01:36 PM
|- - pilotpirx   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 8 2006, 01:36 PM...   Mar 8 2006, 03:59 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   NASAWatch/Spaceref has an interesting new bit of n...   Mar 8 2006, 07:32 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 8 2006, 07:32 ...   Mar 8 2006, 07:41 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (helvick @ Mar 8 2006, 07:41 PM) No...   Mar 8 2006, 07:49 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   Emily has posted some interesting new details in h...   Mar 8 2006, 09:04 PM
- - gpurcell   Very interesting. A Kepler solution, perhaps?   Mar 8 2006, 11:40 PM
- - nprev   From the Sky & Telescope site (emphasis added ...   Mar 14 2006, 01:18 AM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (nprev @ Mar 13 2006, 05:18 PM) ...   Mar 14 2006, 03:07 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   Let's wait and see whether the cost overruns (...   Mar 14 2006, 01:49 AM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 14 2006, 01:49 A...   Mar 14 2006, 01:54 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   Well, it was 2 days ago, although I can't seem...   Mar 14 2006, 03:04 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   I had heard that Dawn's total estimated cost w...   Mar 14 2006, 03:11 AM
- - djellison   So why has Kepler not been cancelled? A much much...   Mar 14 2006, 08:27 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   I mentioned previously that, at the November COMPL...   Mar 14 2006, 12:05 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 14 2006, 12:05 P...   Mar 14 2006, 04:32 PM
- - djellison   So basically, your Discovery mission will get canc...   Mar 14 2006, 12:13 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   Which would have made eminent sense -- except that...   Mar 14 2006, 11:41 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 14 2006, 11:41 P...   Mar 14 2006, 11:55 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   In that connection, there's a new, interesting...   Mar 15 2006, 04:20 AM
|- - Jyril   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 15 2006, 06:20 A...   Mar 15 2006, 04:50 PM
- - Orlin Denkov   Interresting details in an Associated Press articl...   Mar 16 2006, 12:32 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (Orlin Denkov @ Mar 16 2006, 12:32 ...   Mar 16 2006, 04:40 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   NASA's Dawn Mission Cancellation Under Review ...   Mar 16 2006, 06:16 PM
- - dvandorn   All of the issues aside, I would just *love* it if...   Mar 16 2006, 11:19 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Mar 16 2006, 11:19 PM) ...   Mar 17 2006, 01:36 AM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (helvick @ Mar 17 2006, 01:36 AM) T...   Mar 17 2006, 02:51 AM
- - Orlin Denkov   If we really can do something (calls, or whatever...   Mar 17 2006, 07:23 AM
|- - Bob Shaw   We might be better to push for a pair of SMART-1 f...   Mar 17 2006, 08:40 AM
|- - algorimancer   QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Mar 17 2006, 02:40 AM) ...   Mar 17 2006, 03:33 PM
- - Mariner9   I can't beleive what I'm reading. I seem ...   Mar 17 2006, 06:21 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   According to Keith (shudder) Cowing, the decision ...   Mar 23 2006, 09:46 PM
- - djellison   (before reading the PDF) If they've called it ...   Mar 23 2006, 10:59 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   "EVE" is apparently an acronym, but I ha...   Mar 24 2006, 12:33 AM
- - Toma B   According to NASA watch : "NASA HQ has decide...   Mar 24 2006, 06:23 AM
|- - djellison   B)-->QUOTE(Toma B @ Mar 24 2006, 06:23 AM...   Mar 24 2006, 08:31 AM
- - Orlin Denkov   However, NASA Watch is the only source of any info...   Mar 24 2006, 08:44 AM
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