Publisher:Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.
Citation:14th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Maui, HI, February 8-12, 2004
Abstract:
The NASA Discovery Program mission named DAWN will launch in 2006 to orbit the two giant asteroids Vesta and Ceres. The DAWN spacecraft will use solar-electric propulsion for both the interplanetary cruise and orbital operations at each asteroid.