"WASHINGTON, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft is on track to begin the first extended visit to a large asteroid. The mission expects to go into orbit around Vesta on July 16 and begin gathering science data in early August. Vesta resides in the main asteroid belt and is thought to be the source of a large number of meteorites that fall to Earth."
Thursday, June 23, 2011
NASA Probe Nears Position for Year-Long Stay at Giant Asteroid
NASA Probe Nears Position for Year-Long Stay at Giant Asteroid:
