Stardust's Return Points NASA Toward More Deep Space Missions
Credit: NASA PHOTOS
The textbook descent of Stardust's blazing-hot return capsule to a safe touchdown, and the quality of the cometary dust it delivered to waiting scientists, validates the aerodynamic modeling, designs and technology NASA can use for future deep space and sample return missions. Right on time...
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