Stardust (spacecraft) - Wikipedia
WEBStardust was a 385-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on 7 February 1999. Its primary mission was to collect dust samples from the coma of comet Wild 2, as well as samples of cosmic dust, and return them to Earth for analysis. It was the first sample return mission of its kind.
Stardust - Comet Missions - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
WEBFeb 7, 1999 · Stardust was the first spacecraft to return a cometary sample and extraterrestrial material from outside the orbit of the moon to Earth. In 2004, the Stardust spacecraft made a close flyby of comet Wild-2, collecting comet and interstellar dust in a substance called aerogel.
In Depth | Stardust – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBFeb 7, 1999 · Stardust was comprised of a 560-pound (254-kilogram) spacecraft that included a 100-pound (45.7-kilogram) sample return capsule shaped like a blunt-nosed cone. The spacecraft had five major components: a heat shield, backshell, sample canister, parachute system and avionics.
Stardust / Stardust NExT - Science@NASA
WEBFeb 7, 1999 · Stardust was comprised of a 560-pound (254-kilogram) spacecraft that included a 100-pound (45.7-kilogram) sample return capsule shaped like a blunt-nosed cone. The spacecraft had five major components: a heat shield, backshell, sample canister, parachute system and avionics.
Stardust: Remembering NASA's successful retrieval of cosmic dust
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · Eerily backlit in icy blue tones reminiscent of the frigid places it once visited, Stardust was America’s first effort to recover extraterrestrial material from beyond the Moon: over 10,000...
Stardust: The mission that forever changed our understanding of …
WEBJan 15, 2022 · Stardust was designed to be the first spacecraft to return cometary samples from beyond the Moon’s orbit. The craft would pass through the comet’s coma — the hazy envelope of ice and dust the...
NASA's Stardust Mission: The Space Probe That Brought Stardust …
WEBFeb 26, 2019 · The Stardust was a boxy craft that carried two solar arrays, along with a 101-lb. (46 kilograms) sample-return capsule that was dropped into Earth's atmosphere, carrying...
Stardust | JPL | NASA - NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBStardust is the first U.S. space mission dedicated solely to the exploration of a comet, and the first robotic mission designed to return extraterrestrial material from outside the orbit of the Moon.
Stardust | JPL | NASA - NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBNov 26, 2003 · This new lightweight spacecraft incorporates components, virtually all of which are either currently operating in space or are flight qualified and manifested to fly on upcoming missions. The total weight of the spacecraft including the propellant needed for deep space maneuvers is 380 kilograms.
Stardust Spacecraft Mission Status - NASA Jet Propulsion …
WEBJun 19, 2003 · With 198 days before its historic rendezvous with a comet, NASA's Stardust spacecraft successfully completed the missions third deep space maneuver.
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