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SUMMARY: NASA's Stardust spacecraft returned to Earth early Sunday morning, bringing with it particles from a comet. Two members of Stardust's Navigation Team discuss the challenges of bringing this spacecraft back home.
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good thing
I for one am glad the baby performed up to spec.Tricky little landing, what with all the thrusters on one side...kind of like the Italian gondolas.
It will be interesting to see the isotopic composition of all the particles collected over the next several years. Any iron whiskers would be particularly interesting.
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Without a doubt a new record for longest round-trip.
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