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Artist rendition of Dawn spacecraft leaving Earth
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Artist rendition of Dawn spacecraft orbiting Ceres
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Artist rendition of Dawn spacecraft gathering spectral data from Vesta Credit: McREL
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Artist rendition of Earth's reflection in Dawn spacecraft
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Dawn Spacecraft with Hartmann
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Hartmann background
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Maneuvering the Spacecraft
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Core Structure with
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Inside View of Dawn
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Xenon tank - composite overwrapped pressure vessel with titanium liner
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Spacecraft after installation of high gain antenna
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Exposed interior of spacecraft showing ion propulsion system's xenon feed system
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Spacecraft after installation of high gain antenna
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Dawn spacecraft being moved into thermal vacuum chamber for bake-out
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Dawn spacecraft being moved into thermal vacuum chamber for bake-out
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Dawn spacecraft in thermal vacuum chamber
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Technicians at Astrotech preparing spacecraft for spin-balance testing.
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The second stage of the Delta II launch vehicle lowered toward the Delta first stage.Credit: NASA
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Workers secure the attachments of the Dawn spacecraft onto the upper stage booster. Credit: NASA
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Spacecaft's
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Workers guide upper transportation canister toward the spacecraft Credit: NASA
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On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Dawn spacecraft is lifted alongside the mobile service tower. Credit: NASA
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Workers remove the transportation canister from around the Dawn spacecraft. Credit: NASA
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Technician helps guide the second half of the fairing for installation around the Dawn spacecraft. Credit: NASA
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Technicians secure both halves of the fairing around the Dawn spacecraft to the upper stage booster of the Delta II rocket. Credit: NASA
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The Delta II rocket stands ready for launch following rollback of the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: NASA
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Against a backdrop of clouds on the horizon, the Delta II rocket, carrying NASA's Dawn spacecraft, rises from the smoke and fire on the launch pad. Credit: NASA
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Rising above a cloud-filled horizon, the Delta II rocket carrying the Dawn spacecraft roars into the sky. Credit: NASA
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Blinking of two 14-minute exposures of the Dawn spacecraft
600,000 miles from Earth. Credit: Bill Dillon
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