01.17.2006
The Stardust spacecraft's Sample Return Canister has arrived at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston
After a seven-year, three-billion mile journey in space and a return to Earth last weekend, the canister arrived by air transport to Houston around mid-day today. In a special laboratory, a team of scientists at JSC will begin work to open the container, analyze the comet and interstellar dust samples it is anticipated to contain and prepare them for study by select scientists worldwide.
An internet webcam is providing live views of the scientists' work on the canister. Follow the progress at:
http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/webcam.html
For images of the canister's arrival in Houston and at JSC, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stardust/main/index.html
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