Stardust was the first U.S. space mission dedicated solely to returning extraterrestrial material from beyond the Moon. It collected samples from Comet Wild 2 and interstellar dust. Launched in 1999, it returned to Earth seven years later, parachuting to a landing in the Utah desert in 2006. Created by Eric Long Date Created 10/07/2014 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Exploration; Planetary; Robots; Science; Solar System; Space; Spacecraft Rights and Restrictions CC0
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