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To: SunkenCiv

Even though Dawn is expected to continue to orbit Ceres, officially dubbed a dwarf planet, for millions of years, the hydrazine fuel used to point Dawn’s communications antenna toward Earth is expected to run out sometime next year.

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Dawn is a partially crippled spacecraft. The planning and strategy to keep the mission on track is remarkable.


7 posted on 06/29/2015 10:05:08 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: Moonman62

I thought this represented the end of the mission planning. It can’t last forever!


8 posted on 06/29/2015 10:19:01 PM PDT by dr_lew
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