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 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Just weeks after NASA killed a spacecraft mission to two of the solar system's largest asteroids, the space agency reversed course and gave the green light for a 2007 launch.
NASA had axed the Dawn project earlier this month, citing cost overruns and technical issues. But it decided to take a second look after the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which managed the mission, made an appeal.
NASA Associate Administrator Rex Geveden, who chaired the review panel, said the Dawn team has made significant progress in addressing the technical problems and was confident the mission would succeed.
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