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.

Stardust Comet Sample Return Mission Launch: 7 February 1999, 21:04:15 UT (4:04:15 p.m. EST) Comet Rendezvous: 2 January 2004 Return to Earth: 15 January 2006 The Stardust mission was chosen from a group of 3 contenders as the fourth Discovery class mission. (See the NASA Press Release for more details.) The Stardust mission is designed for a rendezvous with the active comet P/Wild 2, where it ...

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