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Mission Overview Series

06.28.05

		THE MISSION There's nothing subtle about Deep Impact. The mission is attempting to bring a spacecraft and a comet together at truly out-of-this-world speeds so we can learn about the interior of a comet. + Streaming video(Quick Time-closed captioned)
		REHEARSING THE ENCOUNTER Flying a tiny spacecraft to a comet millions of miles away is an incredibly difficult challenge. The Deep Impact team performs simulations and operational readiness tests to be prepared for the evening of the comet encounter. + Streaming video(Quick Time-closed captioned)
		DIGGING OUT THE SCIENCE Deep Impact will help us understand more about the solar system's most beautiful celestial nomads -- comets. These dirty ice balls are important for understanding how the outer solar system formed and how the ingredients of life were brought to Earth. + Streaming video(Quick Time-closed captioned)