NASA Overjoyed at Catch From Stardust

mknewman wrote to mention a New York Times report that the Stardust project has exceeded NASA scientist's expectations. From the article: "While they had expected mostly microscopic samples, the researchers said, a surprising number of the particles were large enough to be seen with the naked eye ... The cargo in the Stardust's sample container, which was opened Tuesday, 'was an ancient cosmic treasure from the very edge of the solar system,' Dr. Brownlee said. Scientists believe that these particles are the pristine remains of the material that formed the planets and other bodies some 4.6 billion years ago."

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Re:They are so overjoyed I suppose they are

[sgant]

No, I think they're overjoyed and saying "wow, we actually made something that frickin worked for a change instead of either burning up in the atmosphere or cratering straight into the ground!"

Let's hope this is the start of a "winning streak" for NASA.