Stardust is the space mission that will fly close to a comet and, for the first time ever, bring cometary material back to Earth for analysis by scientists worldwide.

Deep Space 1 Photos Of Comet Borrelly DS1 Mission Log Archives Deep Space 1 Says Farewell (Dec 7, 2001) Comet Borrelly Rocks and Rolls In Simple Movie (Nov 29, 2001) Deep Space 1 Flies By Comet Borrelly (Sep 22, 2001) Technical Papers/Reports Images Other Recent DS1 Images (and News) Quick Facts DS1 German Website Deep Space 1 launched from Cape Canaveral on October 24, 1998. During a highly ...

Giotto Launch Date: 02 July 1985 Launch Vehicle: Ariane Planned on-orbit mass: 582.7 kg Power System: Solar cell array of 196 W The Giotto mission was designed to study Comet P/Halley, and also studied Comet P/Grigg-Skjellerup during its extended mission. The image at the top of the page is the nucleus of Halley taken by Giotto. The major objectives of the mission were to: (1) obtain color ...