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NASA names the day for Dawn raid on asteroid belt

NASA has confirmed the launch date for Dawn, its mission to the asteroid belt. The space agency is aiming for a launch window that opens at 07:25 (EDT) on 26 September, and closes again 29 minutes later. Artist's impression of Dawn flying past the dwarf-planet Ceres Artist's impression of Dawn flying past the dwarf-planet Ceres …

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Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

Early Morning..

So its at the crack of Dawn then?

Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

Dwarf planet?

I think you mean minor planet. As in molesworth 2. No sign of Gimli in your artist's impression...

Dale Morgan

A week later?

The 26th september is a Wednesday and the 28th is a Friday, their both in the same week!

If the miss the window in the 26th they can try again at the end of the week.

red floyd

Not Dwarf Planet

Please, they prefer the term "Gravitationally Challenged"...

Or so my PC friends assure me.

John Savard

Ever Since Pluto

It's true that "minor planet" is another term for asteroid.

However, ever since Pluto got demoted, there has been a category of Solar System bodies known as "dwarf planets"; Pluto is one of them, Ceres is another, and other large Kuiper Belt Objects, such as Eris, are also likely to be accepted as belonging to this category.

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