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Stardust Comet Aerogel in UC Berkeley Lab 2

needles mounted on micro-manipulators

Stardust Comet Aerogel in UC Berkeley Lab 1

an image of the glass needle performing the first series of cuts.

Stardust Comet Aerogel in UC Berkeley Lab 3

Stardust aerogel tile under a stereo microscope.

Artist Concepts

Return to Earth

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Sample Return Capsule Landing

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Sample Return Capsule

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Spacecraft and Instruments

Particle Tracks in Aerogel

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Dust Collector With Aerogel

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Video Gallery

Movie: Stardust Capsule Reentry
Why Send the Science Home?

The Stardust mission already has a couple of major successes under its belt. (Quicktime - streaming)
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NASA Podcasts

Protecting Stardust: NASA Ames and the Heat Shield

Researchers had to figure out what would be the best material for a heat shield during Stardust's high-speed re-entry.
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Multimedia Gallery

Flash: Stardust Sample Return

This interactive feature highlights how Stardust's return capsule arrives on Earth in the early hours of Jan. 15, 2006.