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Why Send the Science Home?
The Stardust mission already has a couple of major successes under its belt. (Quicktime - streaming)
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Stardust: How Do We Bring a Comet Home?
Stardust's return capsule will enter Earth's atmosphere, release parachutes and land in the Utah desert. (Quicktime - streaming)
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Stardust: Why Bring a Comet Home?
Stardust captured cometary samples, which hold clues about the formation of our solar system. (Quicktime - streaming)
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Rehearsal: Infrared Views of Landing and Retrieval
This video shows images taken through infrared range cameras during a recovery simulation at the Utah Test and Training Range on Dec 13, 2005. Infrared cameras will track the landing. (Quicktime - 313 Kb)
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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 - 269 Kb)
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Entry, Descent, Landing Animation
This animation illustrates the path the Stardust return capsule will follow once it enters Earth's atmosphere. (Quicktime - 3.6Mb)
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Spacecraft Trajectory
This animation illustrates the orbit path of NASA's Stardust spacecraft. (Quicktime - 3.7Mb)
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Spacecraft - Capsule Separation
This animation shows the return capsule separating from the Stardust spacecraft. (Quicktime - 2.9Mb)
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Mission Animation
Journey along with Stardust as it collects comet samples and returns them to Earth. (QuickTime download with caption - 96Mb)
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