Comments on: Stardust

Stardust

homunculus — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 21:16:37 -0800

Close-up images of comet Wild 2 were taken by the Stardust spacecraft on Jan. 2, and NASA released 2 of them this week. The spacecraft flew within 149 miles of the comet, 242 million miles from Earth. Stardust has been overshadowed by the Mars Exploration Rover, but I find it just as impressive, if not even more so. Now I'm looking forward to the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, which will reach Saturn on July 1.

By: MzB

MzB — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 21:55:40 -0800

Detailde description of Stardust's flyby. There is also Hayabusa, asteroid sample return probe, lanched half a year ago. On a very related topic: News Flash: Bush to announce missions to moon and Mars. Various Washington news reports, citing unnamed sources, say President George W. Bush will make a revolutionary speech about the U.S. space program next week. The stories say voyages to the moon will resume, followed by the first human expedition to Mars. (also at Spacedaily)

By: evening

evening — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 05:32:33 -0800

cool, thanks!

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 06:52:36 -0800

How *fake* do those pics look? Reminds me of this. Cool stuff, though.

By: Lafe

Lafe — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 07:13:08 -0800

I just hope that the comet material doesn't contain any new life forms that infect and destroy the world.

By: psmealey

psmealey — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 09:26:52 -0800

Did anyone else take a quick look at the FPP and think "Comets Gone Wild 2" and where was I when the first one came out? Never mind. Good post.

By: riffola

riffola — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 10:37:50 -0800

Supremely neat!

By: maggieb

maggieb — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 10:49:43 -0800

My family names are on one of the Stardust microchips.

By: Wet Spot

Wet Spot — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 13:55:29 -0800

Best. Headline. Ever.