Mission News
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NASA Stardust Capsule to Go on Display at Smithsonian
Having returned the world's first particles from a comet, NASA's Stardust sample return capsule will join the collection of flight icons in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
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Stardust Stars on Earth as it Does in the Heavens
While their spacecraft's journeys may have taken it more than halfway to Jupiter, members of the Stardust team have lately been doing some roaming of their own.
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Stardust Comet Dust Resembles Asteroid Materials
Contrary to scientists' expectations, much of the comet dust returned by NASA's Stardust mission formed very close to the young sun
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Stardust Samples Show Evidence of Fire, Ice
Stardust samples of comet particles might seem like a strange place to find a big component of the green sand found on some Hawaiian beaches, but there it was.
Mission Features
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Stardust-Next Burns for Comet Flyby
06.25.08 - The Stardust-Next flight team fired their spacecraft's engine today to refine its trajectory.
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Stardust Status Report
02.05.07 - An update from Stardust Flight Director
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Stardust Nominated for Aviation Week and Space Technology Laureate Award
02.05.07 - Stardust Nominated for Aviation Week and Space Technology Laureate Award