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To Catch A Pail Of Comet Dust Sounds A Wild Idea
Pasadena - Dec 28, 2003
NASA's Stardust mission is set to reach its primary target January 2 when the low-cost Discovery-class deep space explorer passes within 150 kilometers (93 miles) of Comet Wild-2. As its passes close to the comet Stardust will sample pristine cometary dust particles for collection and return to Earth in January 2006.
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New Composite Hydrogen Fuel Tank For RLVs Successfully Tested
Huntsville - Dec 22, 2003
A team of engineers from Northrop Grumman and NASA have demonstrated a newly designed fuel tank made from composite materials that can safely contain liquid hydrogen under simulated launch conditions.

Spaceships And Zeppelins
Honolulu - Dec 19, 2003
There are certain holy icons that we Space Cadets worship uncritically. People get really upset when they are attacked -- especially by someone who is inside the tent, writes Jeffrey F. Bell.
The Secret Of The 25-Hour Day
Pasadena - Dec 23, 2003
Steven Squyres, the principal investigator for the science instruments aboard the Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers, juggles his commitments to the four space missions he is actively involved in, as well as to his teaching and advising duties, with an energetic ease that makes some wonder if he has found the secret to a 25-hour day.

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