Stardust: The First Sample Return from a Comet

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkbp:community_engagement gptkb:media_coverage
online resources
educational outreach programs
public lectures
exhibits at science museums
gptkbp:date January 15, 2006
gptkbp:impact contributed to planetary science
provided data for future missions
enhanced understanding of comets
gptkbp:landing_site Utah's West Desert
gptkbp:launch_date February 7, 1999
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7925
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mission completed
$212 million
gptkbp:mission_duration 7 years
gptkbp:notable_achievement first mission to return samples from a comet
gptkbp:notable_work insights into the solar system's history
dust particles from the early solar system
information about comet formation
organic compounds found in samples
gptkbp:objective collect dust samples from a comet
gptkbp:orbital_period 5.5 years
gptkbp:return_capsule_design conical shape
gptkbp:return_capsule_material carbon phenolic
gptkbp:return_capsule_weight 1.5 kg
gptkbp:sampled_in gptkb:Control_Panel
aerogel
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:Stardust_Navigation_Camera
gptkb:Sample_Return_Capsule
Cometary and Interstellar Dust Analyzer
Dust Flux Monitor
gptkbp:spacecraft sample return spacecraft
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Comet_Wild_2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stardust_Sample_Return_Capsule
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7