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	Mission Overview
		Dawn's goal is to characterize the conditions and processes of the solar system's earliest epoch by investigating in detail two of the largest protoplanets remaining intact since their formations.
		Students can follow the mission over an entire K-12 experience as the mission is built, cruises to Vesta and Ceres and returns data.
		Dawn, NASA’s mission into the heart of the asteroid belt, is at the facility for final processing and launch operations.
	dawn.jpl.nasa.gov /mission/index.asp (359 words)

	Dawn Mission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dawn Mission is a NASA unmanned space mission that will send an orbiting space probe to examine the asteroids Ceres and Vesta.
		Dawn will be the first mission to enter into orbit around two different planetary bodies other than the Earth and Moon.
		The mission's goal is to characterize the conditions and processes of the solar system's earliest epoch by investigating in detail two of the largest protoplanets remaining intact since their formation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dawn_Mission (337 words)

	Encyclopedia: NASA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Nine other missions followed, showing that long-duration human space flight was possible, proving that rendezvous and docking with another vehicle in space was possible, and gathering medical data on the effects of weightlessness on humans.
		Although missions up to Apollo 20 were planned, Apollo 17 was the last mission to fly under the Apollo banner.
		Dawn spacecraft, powered by ion thrusters The Dawn Mission is a NASA unmanned space mission that will send an orbiting space probe to examine the asteroids Ceres and Vesta.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/NASA (9023 words)

	Dawn Mission -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Dawn will be the first mission to enter into (The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another) orbit around two different planetary bodies other than the Earth and Moon.
		The mission's goal is to characterize the conditions and processes of the (The sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field) solar system's earliest epoch by investigating in detail two of the largest (Click link for more info and facts about protoplanet) protoplanets remaining intact since their formation.
		The Dawn mission team is led by (Click link for more info and facts about UCLA) UCLA space scientist Christopher T. Russell.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/da/dawn_mission.htm (242 words)

	Planetary Society: Jupiter Moon Notes
		NASA today announced that "Dawn" will be one of the two new Discovery missions slated for launch in 2006.
		The Dawn mission is led by Christopher T. Russell of the University of California - Los Angeles.
		"Kepler and Dawn are exactly the kind of missions NASA should be launching, missions that tackle some of the most important questions in science yet do it for a very modest cost," said Edward Weiler, associate administrator for space science at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
	www.planetary.org /html/news/articlearchive/headlines/2001/dawn.html (631 words)

	Black Dawn @ www.vidgames.com
		And to further ADD to the insult, the first three mission, even in the highest difficult setting, are practically a breeze...leaving you with only three missions to tackle for a whole week or two, depending on your skill.
		Mission 4 is the most balance with big ground and air targets found all throughout the level, while packing one of the most intensive arcade-SIM levels I ever seen with no slow down.
		So you can forget shooting down pilots in Black Dawn for all the glory and maniacal revenge mainly expressed by sick puppies who enjoy playing this game(you) Second, the terrible groaning scream of pain suffered by tanks crews when their vehicles exploded are no longer expressed in the game.
	www.vidgames.com /ps/reviews/blackdawn1.html (3102 words)

	New NASA mission to explore early solar system - Wednesday Jan. 9, 2002 - The Arizona Daily Wildcat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Earlier missions were able to orbit only the asteroid Vesta and rendezvous with one or two others, Sykes said.
		Dawn, a $300 million effort, is the first mission of its type to use an electric propulsion system in planetary exploration.
		Information from the mission will be available to the public on the web prior to launch and throughout its nine years in orbit.
	wildcat.arizona.edu /papers/95/75/01_4.html (656 words)

	Future Space Missions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Mission: Mission The Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter proposed mission is to orbit three planet-sized moons of Jupiter -- Callisto, Ganymede and Europa -- which may harbor vast oceans beneath their icy surfaces.
		Mission: The probe is expected to circle the moon for at least one year and return detailed maps of the lunar surface, data on the moon’s radiation levels and an in-depth look at its polar regions for resources that could be tapped by future astronauts.
		Mission: Overview / Mission Timeline The purpose of the New Horizons mission is to conduct the first reconnaissance of Pluto and its large moon Charon with low mass flyby spacecraft.
	www.ccastronomy.org /space_missions_future.htm (4513 words)

	GALILEO'S EXPLORATION OF SMALL BODIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		By successively orbiting both 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres the Dawn mission obtains geophysical and geochemical data on diverse main belt asteroids.
		Dawn is to be launched in May 2006 arriving at Vesta in 2010 and Ceres in 2014, stopping at each to make 11 months of orbital measurements.
		Dawn carries a framing camera, visible and infrared mapping spectrometer, gamma ray/neutron spectrometer, laser altimeter, magnetometer, and radio science.
	home.comcast.net /~etedesco/JD19/JD19abstractsOP07.htm (182 words)

	SPACE.com -- NASA Dawn Asteroid Mission Told To 'Stand Down'
		The ion-engine propelled Dawn mission is dedicated to investigating the two most massive asteroids known: Vesta and Ceres.
		Dawn is designed to improve scientific understanding of how planets formed during the earliest epoch of the solar system.
		Dawn is managed by JPL with Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Virginia developing the spacecraft.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/051107_dawn_qown.html (746 words)

	UA Astronomer Is Scientist For Proposed 'Dawn' Discovery Mission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Dawn - a proposed Discovery mission to Vesta and Ceres
		UA astronomer Mark V. Sykes is a scientist on the proposed "Dawn" mission.
		"Dawn will study the conditions and processes of planet formation during the earliest epoch of our solar system by orbiting and studying two of the largest asteroids which have survived from this time, Ceres and Vesta," Sykes said.
	uanews.opi.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/wa/SRStoryDetails?ArticleID=2937 (531 words)

	Dawn Mission Home Page
		Dawn, will investigate two of the largest protoplanets in the main asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres.
		Ground controllers at NASA's Deep Space Network have acquired a signal from the Dawn spacecraft and have begun assessing its health.
		Dawn is on its way to the asteroid belt.
	dawn.jpl.nasa.gov (85 words)

	Dawn: A Journey to the Beginning of the Solar System
		Those who are interested in following the developments of the mission may wish to subscribe to one of the mission's newsletters, the Education and Public Outreach Newsletter or the Science team newsletter, Dawn's Early Light.
		The three principal scientific drivers for the mission are first that it captures the earliest moments in the origin of the solar system enabling us to understand the conditions under which these objects formed.
		More recent descriptions of the mission can be found in papers presented at the IAA and IAC meetings in October 2005.
	www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu /dawn (817 words)

	Discovery Missions: Dawn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Dawn mission will undertake a journey in both space and time by traveling to the two oldest and most massive asteroids in our solar system, Vesta and Ceres.
		Dawn will be the first purely scientific mission to be powered by ion propulsion, an advanced technology successfully demonstrated by NASA's Deep Space 1 mission.
		The mission's science goals are to understand the conditions and processes in place at the beginning of solar system formation.
	discovery.nasa.gov /dawn.html (302 words)

	Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Dawn mission, selected by NASA as the next project in its Discovery program of lower-cost interplanetary probes, is scheduled for launch in 2006 on a nine-year voyage to orbit the solar system's two largest asteroids, Ceres and Vesta.
		Dawn is scheduled for a mid-2006 launch by a Boeing Delta rocket, beginning its nine-year journey through the asteroid belt during which it will rendezvous with Vesta (in 2010) and Ceres (in 2014), orbiting from as high as 500 miles (800 kilometers) to as low as 60 miles (100 kilometers) above their surfaces.
		Dawn's principal investigator, Dr. Russell of UCLA, will lead a government/industry team consisting of JPL, Orbital, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Germany's DLR space agency, the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Institute for Space Astrophysics in Rome in carrying out the mission.
	www.orbital.com /Template.php?Section=News&NavMenuID=32&template=PressReleaseDisplay.php&PressReleaseID=347 (702 words)

	War Games from Kuma\War, 50+ Military Battle Games based on Reality
		Kuma\War missions allow subscribers to experience first-hand some of the toughest fighting in the global war on terror because each mission is based on real-world events.
		Missions are developed and delivered to your computer with unprecedented speed so you can experience these critical current events soon after they happen.
		Mission 46 - Abu Ghraib MP This custom multiplayer map features the Abu Ghraib Prison complex, an enormous sprawl of traditional jail cells and isolated tents that house some of the world’s most wanted fugitives.
	www.kumawar.com /Mission.php (3836 words)

	Boeing EDD Awarded Electric Propulsion Contract for NASA Mission
		The ion thrusters and PPUs for the Dawn spacecraft will be identical to the NSTAR equipment that was qualified and flown on the highly successful NASA Deep Space One mission.
		The Dawn ion thrusters and PPUs will be produced and tested at the EDD facility in Torrance with delivery by late 2004.
		The Dawn mission is currently scheduled for launch in May 2006.
	www.boeing.com /news/releases/2003/q3/nr_030818s.html (424 words)

	DAILY BRUIN ONLINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The mission's spacecraft is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral on May 27, 2006.
		To accomplish its mission of studying the physical structure and evolution of Ceres and Vesta, Dawn will carry a framing camera, mapping spectrometer, laser altimeter, gamma ray spectrometer and a magnetometer.
		Expeditions like "Dawn Mission" are efficient because they tackle important scientific question while being relatively modest in cost, said Dr. Edward Weiler, associate administrator for space science at NASA headquarters in Washington.
	www.dailybruin.ucla.edu /news/printable.asp?id=17954&date=1/18/2002 (623 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		University of Hawaii planetary scientist Thomas McCord is one of the key investigators in a proposed mission to explore two of the first bodies in the solar system: asteroids Ceres and Vesta.
		The mission is called Dawn because the two most massive asteroids have preserved a record of the earliest moments of formation of terrestrial planets at the dawn of the solar system.
		Scientists are preparing a detailed plan for NASA approval and funding of the Dawn mission, scheduled in July 2005.
	starbulletin.com /2001/01/22/news/story6.html (629 words)

	Mary Dawn Reavey Mission Updates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		From this interest a new mission for the “Team Leader” group was born—to encourage concern for their brothers and sisters in need and to further develop their blossoming interest in service within and throughout their community.
		His mission is to help needy kids in Africa get a shot at surgery after it was discovered on a routine physical that he had heart disease that was then surgically corrected in the States.
		The mission is at the back end of town and is comprised of the parish church, the Sister’s house and chapel, the Dispensary, a primary school and the volunteer house—all in close proximity to one another and separated from the village with a fence.
	www.stbrigid-sandiego.org /socialministries/missions/marydawnreavey_updates.html (15445 words)

	Ad Astra Online Digest. Mission Control
		Dawn will use the same set of instruments to observe these two bodies, both located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, to determine these pre-planets’ shape, size, mass, craters and internal structure.
		A mission to Pluto, the dark, distant planet named for the jealous Roman god of the dead, has been given a new lease on life—for now.
		“This mission is likely to rewrite textbooks regarding the origins of the planets [and] the nature of the outer solar system,”; said Alan Stern, the mission’s lead investigator and director of the Southwest Research Instit-ute’s Department of Space Studies in Colorado.
	www.nss.org /adastra/volume14/v14n2/contents/miscv14n2.htm (3375 words)

	[14.02] Dawn Mission Update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Dawn, the ninth Discovery mission, will be the first spacecraft to rendezvous with two solar system bodies, the main belt asteroids Vesta and Ceres.
		Dawn carries a double framing camera, a visible and infrared mapping spectrometer, and a gamma ray and neutron detector.
		The mission has passed its critical design review and is scheduled to be launched in June 2006 with arrival at Vesta in 2011 and Ceres in 2015.
	www.aas.org /publications/baas/v36n4/dps2004/542.htm (276 words)

	NASA - Multimedia -- Highlights
		The Delta II Heavy rocket roars skyward carrying the Dawn spacecraft.
		NASA's Dawn mission is getting ready to launch on an unprecedented tour of two residents of the asteroid belt.
		This mission will be the first to orbit two different bodies in our solar system.
	www.nasa.gov /multimedia/highlights (175 words)

	Hubble movie captures spinning space rock - space - 20 June 2007 - New Scientist Space
		Although a dropped tool slightly damaged one of the spacecraft's solar panels last week, the mission team expects to be able to fix it in time for a planned launch on 7 July.
		In anticipation of the Dawn mission, scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have captured new images of the rotating asteroid, revealing an unprecedented level of detail.
		Like on the Moon, the darker regions might be basins that filled with lava that later solidified, says Dawn mission team member Lucy McFadden of the University of Maryland in College Park, US, who led the effort to image Vesta with Hubble.
	space.newscientist.com /article/dn12101-hubble-movie-captures-spinning-space-rock.html (535 words)

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