NASA’s Dawn Closing In Again On Ceres

Credit: Dawn: NASA
HOUSTON — NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is once again advancing closer to the large asteroid Ceres, following a 17-day hiatus during which ground controllers identified and responded to a mechanical issue with the gimbaling of the No. 3 ion propulsion engine. The suspension was lifted when it was...

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