Stardust Status Report May 17, 2002
There were two Deep Space Network (DSN) tracking passes this week and all
subsystems are normal. The power subsystem’s performance continues to be
excellent.
JPL issued a news release on the Guinness World Records
certifying aerogel as the lightest weight solid. The Stardust project has
since received many requests for additional information from industry,
media and education/public outreach-related organizations.
Good Housekeeping awarded the Stardust web site as their "Site of the
Day" on May 1, 2002.
For more information on the Stardust mission — the first ever
comet sample return mission — please visit the Stardust home page:
