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Dawn Spacecraft Ready for Payload Fairing Installation

Dawn Spacecraft Ready for Payload Fairing Installation
Photojournal: PIA12018
Source: NASA/JPL
Published: May 29, 2009

NASA's Dawn spacecraft's solar array wings are folded to fit inside nose section of protective fairing.

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