Astrobiology: Life in the Universe

Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring Planets (ASTEP)


  1. Seminar Detail

    A Report on the Stardust Mission

    A Report on the Stardust Mission

    Presenter: Donald Brownlee

    November 22, 2005 02:30 PM Pacific

    On January 2, 2004, Stardust finally reached its target for a brief
    but daring encounter. The spacecraft flew within 236 km of the comet
    Wild 2 and survived the high speed impact of millions of dust particles
    and small rocks up to nearly half a centimeter across. With its tennis
    racket shaped collector extended, Stardust captured thousands of comet
    particles that will soon be returning to Earth on January 15, 2006.

    Participation Instructions

    There are three different ways you can participate; 1) using Polycom and WebEx, 2) using a telephone and WebEx or 3) using Realmedia Player and WebEx

    1) Via Polycom: RSVP to Diane Hawks at dhawks@mail.arc.nasa.gov at least three hours before the seminar and she will connect to your site. If you need Polycom help during the live event, call the videoconferencing help-desk at (650) 604-6412

    2) Via telephone: Dial the NASA conference phone number (877) 891-6023, passcode 381880.

    3) Via Realmedia Player: You may watch the webcast at: http://vanseg-1.arc.nasa.gov/2005/AB051122-01.ram There is a 30 second delay for the webcast, so viewers will need to advance the slides manually in WebEx.

    The slides from the seminar can be viewed real-time using WebEx at:

    [https://nasa.webex.com/nasa/j.php?ED=86362477&UID=33280082]

    Meeting number: 929 260 195

    Password: 1K*Falcon




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