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KSC-99pc34

NASA / KSC · 1999-01-07 · photograph (digital archive)

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At Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, a fourth and final solid rocket booster (SRB) (right) is moved from the mobile tower by a crane before mating with the Delta II rocket (left). The rocket will be aided by four SRBs to carry the Stardust satellite into space for a close encounter with the comet Wild 2 in January 2004. Using a medium called aerogel, Stardust will capture comet particles flying off the nucleus of the comet, plus collect interstellar dust for later analysis.

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Credit lineKSC-99pc34. NASA/KSC, 1999-01-07. Public domain. ID: KSC-99pc34.
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