Stardust mission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cosmic_Dust_Analyzer
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:University
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:community_engagement citizen science initiative
Stardust@ Home project
gptkbp:date January 15, 2006
gptkbp:end_date January 15, 2006
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stardust mission
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Stardust_Cometary_Dust_Analyzer
gptkb:Stardust_Navigation_Camera
gptkb:Sample_Return_Capsule
Cometary and Interstellar Dust Analyzer
Dust Flux Monitor
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Comet_Wild_2
gptkbp:launch_date February 7, 1999
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7925
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Hayabusa2
completed
sample return mission
OSIRIS-R Ex
approximately $204 million
gptkbp:mission_duration 7 years
gptkbp:notable_achievement first spacecraft to collect samples from a comet
first spacecraft to return samples from beyond the Moon
gptkbp:notable_work provided insights into the early solar system
contributed to understanding of interstellar dust
discovered organic compounds in comet samples
revealed the composition of comet Wild 2
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:recorded_by gptkb:battle
conducted by multiple laboratories
passive collection
aerogel
gptkbp:restoration returned to Earth
landed in Utah
gptkbp:scientific_goals collect interstellar dust samples
collect samples from a comet
gptkbp:speed gptkb:Utah_Test_and_Training_Range
12 degrees
over 28,000 miles per hour
gptkbp:weight about 1 ounce