Launch of NASA Dawn on Delta II 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral
Description & Facts: This is the launch of the NASA Dawn spacecraft on board a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral, September 27, 2007. Shot from three miles away at Port Canaveral, Florida.
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