PIA03670: Lifting Sample Return Capsule
The capsule contains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by NASA's Stardust spacecraft. Here, the capsule is being lifted at the landing site.
 Mission:  Stardust 
 Spacecraft:  Stardust
 Instrument:  Stardust Capsule 
 Product Size:  3008 x 2000 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  NASA 
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NASA's Stardust sample return capsule successfully landed at the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range at 2:10 a.m. Pacific time (3:10 a.m. Mountain time). The capsule contains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by the Stardust spacecraft.

Here, the capsule is being lifted at the landing site.

Image Credit:
NASA

Image Addition Date:
2006-01-17