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Dust Samples Returning to Earth at 28,860 mph

Posted by samzenpus on from the faster-than-a-speeding-bullet dept.

DjBenBen writes "After a 2.88 billion mile round-trip journey, NASA's Stardust mission is nearing Earth with comet and interstellar dust particles that could help provide answers about the origins of the solar system. Better yet, the velocity of the sample return capsule, as it enters the Earth's atmosphere at 28,860 mph, will be the fastest of any human-made object on record."

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  1. Last time we attempted this... by Nuffsaid · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Let's hope for a smoother reentry than that of the Genesis probe

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    Don't know about his cat, but Schroedinger is definitely dead.