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STARDUST Mission Story
Introduction
(829kb)
STARDUST Launch
(1,861kb)
Solar Array Deployment
(740kb)
Trajectory & Instruments
(1,815kb)
Encounter with Wild 2
(2,726kb)
Sample Return to Earth
(2,537kb)
Spacecraft Assembly
Utah or Bust
(936 kb)
Checking the Payload Fit
(2,042 kb)
March and April
(532 kb)
Cosmic Dust Analyzer
(719 kb)
Spacecraft Testing
Inside the SRC
(850 kb)
SRC Balloon Drop Test
(3.23 mb)
STARDUST Spin Balance
(918 kb)
Solar Array Test: A
(260 kb)
Solar Array Test: B
(256 kb)
Solar Array Test: C
(1,702 kb)
Solar Array Test: D
(1,369 kb)
Solar Array Test: E
(1,433 kb)
Solar Array Test: F
(1,236 kb)
Launch Movies
Launch Readiness
Mission Plan
(6.6 mb)
Spacecraft Processing
(5.2 mb)
Launch Vehicle Buildup
(4.7 mb)
Weather
(911 kb)
Fueling
(2.0 mb)
Steering Check
(685 kb)
Launch Camera Check
(1.6 mb)
STARDUST Launch
Release of Hold
(494 kb)
T - 4 Minutes and Counting
(2.0 mb)
STARDUST Launch
(4 fps, 3.4 mb)
STARDUST Launch
(8 fps, 6.0 mb)
Takeoff Replay
(1.9 mb)
Extended Launch Replays
(2.7 mb)
Control Room
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Trajectory Movies
Trajectory Movies and Explanation
(10 movies)
Polar Day /M
(246 kb)
Polar Night
(391 kb)
Polar Day
(617 kb)
Sideview Night
(417 kb)
Sideview Day
(502 kb)
Aerogel
Movie Clips
Aerogel Capture of Particles
(426 kb)
Details on Aerogel Capture
(621 kb)
What Happens After Return
(3,081 kb)
Reading Material
How STARDUST Uses Aerogel
Cometary Dust Particle Pictures
How the Samples Return Home
Aerogel Fact Sheet
(pdf - 2.9 mb )
Technical Data on Aerogel
The Space Cowboy
The Space Cowboy
STARDUST What, Why, How
(6.3 mb)
Q & A with Dr. Ken Atkins
(4.9 mb)
Small Bodies
Cool Comets
Introduction to Comets
(7.4 mb)
STARDUST Mission
(6.2 mb)
Comets Q & A
(8.7 mb)
Awesome Asteroids
Introduction to Asteroids
(6.9 mb)
NEAR Mission
(2.8 mb)
Asteroids Q & A
(8.6 mb)
Special Events
STARDUST Milestones
First Year of Flight
(1.1 mb)
Happy Birthday Stardust!
(Text)
Young Astronaut Council
Denise Kato and Captain Dave
Overview of STARDUST
(4.8 mb)
Mission Details
(8.2 mb)
Q & A with Denise Kato
(6.3 mb)
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