NASA Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report 7 May 2007

Mission: Dawn
Launch Pad: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925-H
Launch Date: NET June 30, 2007
Launch Time: 15:13:15 p.m. EDT

Comprehensive spacecraft system performance testing continues.

Instrument final alignment is under way.

A test of the spacecraft’s primary communications antenna is scheduled for May 21.

The spacecraft solar arrays will be attached and deployed May 21 – 24.

No spacecraft issues or concerns have arisen during testing to date.

Previous status reports are available on the Web at:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2007