Stardust Sample Return
January 24, 2006
An infrared camera captures the Stardust sample return capsule as it descends to the Utah Test and Training Range. This image was taken from NASA TV.
The capsule contains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by the Stardust spacecraft.
The capsule contains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by the Stardust spacecraft.
Topics:
Technology Internet, Stardust, Discovery program, Space exploration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Sample return mission, 81P/Wild, Comet, Spaceflight, Embedded systems, Spacecraft
