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KSC-99pc0093
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The cover is removed from the Stardust spacecraft in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility prior to a media presentation. Stardust is targeted for launch on Feb. 6 aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The spacecraft is destined for a close encounter with the comet Wild 2 in January 2004. Using a silicon-based substance called aerogel, Stardust will capture comet particles flying off the nucleus of the comet.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-99pc0093. NASA/KSC, 1999-01-22. Public domain. ID: KSC-99pc0093.
