Dawn exceeds wildest expectations as first ever spacecraft to orbit a protoplanet - Vesta
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 09:00
in Astronomy & Space
NASAs super exciting Dawn mission to the Asteroid Belt marked a major milestone in human history by becoming the first ever spacecraft from Planet Earth to achieve orbit around a Protoplanet Vesta on July 16. Dawn was launched in September 2007 and was 117 million miles (188 million km) distant from Earth as it was captured by Asteroid Vesta.