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    <title>The Space Shot - Episodes Tagged with “Ion Engines”</title>
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  <title>Episode 136: The Dawn of a New Era</title>
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  <itunes:episode>136</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Dawn of a New Era</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Ion engines, Ceres, and Vesta.  Check this episode out! </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Episode Links:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(Dawn Mission Page- NASA)[&lt;a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(Dawn 10th Anniversary Post- Dawn Journal)[&lt;a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_09_27_17.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_09_27_17.html&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(Dawn, Mission to the Asteroid Belt- Narrated by Leonard Nimoy)[&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ObsViTRT18" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ObsViTRT18&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(Reaction Wheel Failure Details)[&lt;a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_05_24_17.html#23" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_05_24_17.html#23&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(More 10th Anniversary Coverage)[&lt;a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_2017.html&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(Dawn Timeline &amp;amp; Trajectory)[&lt;a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/timeline_trajectory.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/timeline_trajectory.html&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(Vesta)[&lt;a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/vesta.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/vesta.html&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(Ceres)[&lt;a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/ceres.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/ceres.html&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(Herschel Telescope Detects Water on Dwarf Planet)[&lt;a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/HerschelTelescope_DetectsWater_Ceres.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/HerschelTelescope_DetectsWater_Ceres.html&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(Dawn Spacecraft and Instruments)[&lt;a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/dawn/spacecraft/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/dawn/spacecraft/index.html&lt;/a&gt;] &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! </p>

<p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Facebook</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Instagram</a></p>

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitter</a></p>

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p>(Dawn Mission Page- NASA)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/</a>]</p>

<p>(Dawn 10th Anniversary Post- Dawn Journal)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_09_27_17.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_09_27_17.html</a>]</p>

<p>(Dawn, Mission to the Asteroid Belt- Narrated by Leonard Nimoy)[<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ObsViTRT18" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ObsViTRT18</a>]</p>

<p>(Reaction Wheel Failure Details)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_05_24_17.html#23" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_05_24_17.html#23</a>]</p>

<p>(More 10th Anniversary Coverage)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_2017.html</a>]</p>

<p>(Dawn Timeline &amp; Trajectory)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/timeline_trajectory.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/timeline_trajectory.html</a>]</p>

<p>(Vesta)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/vesta.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/vesta.html</a>]</p>

<p>(Ceres)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/ceres.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/ceres.html</a>]</p>

<p>(Herschel Telescope Detects Water on Dwarf Planet)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/HerschelTelescope_DetectsWater_Ceres.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/HerschelTelescope_DetectsWater_Ceres.html</a>]</p>

<p>(Dawn Spacecraft and Instruments)[<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/dawn/spacecraft/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/dawn/spacecraft/index.html</a>]</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Be sure to connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Check out the links below and hit me up with any questions or feedback! </p>

<p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Facebook</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Instagram</a></p>

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnmulnix" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitter</a></p>

<p>Episode Links:</p>

<p>(Dawn Mission Page- NASA)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/</a>]</p>

<p>(Dawn 10th Anniversary Post- Dawn Journal)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_09_27_17.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_09_27_17.html</a>]</p>

<p>(Dawn, Mission to the Asteroid Belt- Narrated by Leonard Nimoy)[<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ObsViTRT18" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ObsViTRT18</a>]</p>

<p>(Reaction Wheel Failure Details)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_05_24_17.html#23" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_05_24_17.html#23</a>]</p>

<p>(More 10th Anniversary Coverage)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_2017.html</a>]</p>

<p>(Dawn Timeline &amp; Trajectory)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/timeline_trajectory.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/timeline_trajectory.html</a>]</p>

<p>(Vesta)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/vesta.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/vesta.html</a>]</p>

<p>(Ceres)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/ceres.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/ceres.html</a>]</p>

<p>(Herschel Telescope Detects Water on Dwarf Planet)[<a href="https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/HerschelTelescope_DetectsWater_Ceres.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/HerschelTelescope_DetectsWater_Ceres.html</a>]</p>

<p>(Dawn Spacecraft and Instruments)[<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/dawn/spacecraft/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/dawn/spacecraft/index.html</a>]</p>]]>
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