So is Dawn still on?

[parallaxicality]

It would be rather strange of NASA to cancel a mission to one of our solar system's newest planets, now woudn't it?

[Blob]

Hum,
it is worth keeping an eye on their webste...

Dawn continues to keep its human handlers very busy as preparations continue on schedule to meet the planned opening of the launch period on June 20, 2007.

http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission (http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_07_29_06.asp)

[Wolverine]

The latest coverage I'd seen on DAWN came via this blog entry (http://www.livescience.com/blogs/2006/08/04/dawns-early-fright-probe-undergoes-testing/) by Leonard David. With Ceres back in the news in a big way, hopefully the mission will receive some extra attention.

[Trantor]

It would be rather strange of NASA to cancel a mission to one of our solar system's newest planets, now woudn't it?

Well, I wouldn't call it new. It was once a planet, then demoted. Let's just say that it's on the verge of making an amazing comeback.:razz: