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Stardust: Return To Earth
Jan 10, 2006 -
Interviews with Don Yeomans and Don Brownlee.
+QuickTime (16.7 MB)
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Stardust: How Do We Bring a Comet Home?
Dec 28, 2005 -
This video describes how Stardust's return capsule will enter Earth's atmosphere, release parachutes to help
decelerate and land in the Utah desert.
+QuickTime (14.3 MB)
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Spacecraft - Capsule Separation
Dec 21, 2005 -
This animation shows the return capsule separating from the Stardust spacecraft.
+QuickTime (2.9 MB)
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Entry, Descent, Landing Animation
Dec 21, 2005 -
This animation illustrates the path the Stardust return capsule will follow once it enters Earth's atmosphere.
+QuickTime (3.6 MB)
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Rehearsal: Infrared Views of Landing and Retrieval
Dec 21, 2005 -
This video shows images taken through infrared range cameras during a recovery simulation at the Utah Test and Training Range on Dec 13, 2004. Infrared cameras will track the landing
+QuickTime (3i3K)
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Dec 21, 2005 -
Rehearsal: Sample Canister in Cleanroom
This movie shows rehearsal of the initial processing of the sample return capsule when it is taken to a temporary cleanroom at Utah's Test and Training Range.
+QuickTime (269K)
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Spacecraft Trajectory
Dec 21, 2005 -
This animation illustrates the orbit path of NASA's Stardust spacecraft.
+QuickTime (3.7 MB)
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Mission Animation
Dec 13, 2005 -
Journey along with Stardust as it collects comet samples and returns them to Earth.
Animation developed under contract for NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory by
Starlight Productions.
+QuickTime (download with Caption - 96 MB)
+QuickTime (download with no Caption - 96 MB)
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Stardust: Why Bring A Comet Home?
Dec 13, 2005 -
Stardust captured cometary samples, which hold clues about the formation of our solar system.
+QuickTime (download with Caption - 1.1 MB)
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Earth Return: Ensuring Success
Nov 2005 - Interviews with five members of the Stardust team.
+QuickTime
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