Researchers Applaud NASA Decision To Revive Asteroid Mission

摘要

NASA's decision to reinstate the Dawn mission to visit a pair of asteroids was applauded on both sides of the Atlantic. The mission, a project involving the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the University of California at Los Angeles, NASA, and the German and Italian space agencies, was canceled in March as a result of technical problems and cost overruns. But NASA officials announced March 27 they were reversing course and reinstating Dawn based on the findings of a recent review of the progress that has been made to get the program back on track.