Stardust
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Stardust was a NASA Discovery Program mission that collected and returned samples from the coma of comet Wild 2 and interstellar dust to Earth for detailed laboratory analysis.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Discovery Program mission
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NASA space probe ⓘ sample-return mission ⓘ |
| affiliation | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Stardust (spacecraft) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cometClosestApproachDistance | about 236 km ⓘ |
| cometEncounterDate | 2004-01-02 ⓘ |
| contractor | Lockheed Martin Space Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endOfMission | 2011-03-24 ⓘ |
| endOfMissionEvent | spacecraft commanded to burn remaining fuel and cease operations ⓘ |
| extendedMission | Stardust-NExT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendedMissionEncounterDate | 2011-02-15 ⓘ |
| extendedMissionTarget | Comet 9P/Tempel 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1999-02-07 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta II 7426 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Martin Astronautics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | 385 kg ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
collect interstellar dust particles
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collect samples from the coma of comet Wild 2 ⓘ return collected samples to Earth for laboratory analysis ⓘ |
| missionResult |
detailed imaging of comet Wild 2 nucleus
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detection of glycine in cometary samples ⓘ evidence that comet Wild 2 contains high-temperature minerals ⓘ first successful return of cometary dust samples to Earth ⓘ improved understanding of early Solar System materials ⓘ |
| missionType |
comet sample-return mission
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interstellar dust collection mission ⓘ |
| notableFirst | first mission to return solid samples from beyond the Moon to Earth ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | Comet 81P/Wild 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalInvestigator | Donald E. Brownlee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | NASA Discovery Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedSamples |
cometary dust from Wild 2
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interstellar dust particles ⓘ |
| sampleCollectionMedium |
aerogel
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aluminum foils ⓘ |
| sampleReturnCapsuleLandingDate | 2006-01-15 ⓘ |
| sampleReturnCapsuleLandingSite | Utah Test and Training Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampleReturnCapsuleOperator | NASA Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceDiscipline |
astrochemistry
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planetary science ⓘ |
| scienceInstruments |
Comet and Interstellar Dust Analyzer
NERFINISHED
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Dust Flux Monitor Instrument NERFINISHED ⓘ Navigation Camera ⓘ Sample Collection Tray with aerogel ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Stardust bus ⓘ |
| trajectoryType | heliocentric orbit with Earth flybys ⓘ |
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