Stardust / Stardust-NExT
NASA's Stardust spacecraft collected particles at comet Wild 2, delivered its sample capsule to Earth, and was repurposed as Stardust-NExT to revisit comet Tempel 1 before its final fuel-depletion burn in 2011.
Identity
- Aliases
- StardustStardust-NExTNew Exploration of Tempel 1
- Name
- Stardust / Stardust-NExT
- Slug
- stardust-stardust-next-spacecraft
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- NASA's Stardust spacecraft collected particles at comet Wild 2, delivered its sample capsule to Earth, and was repurposed as Stardust-NExT to revisit comet Tempel 1 before its final fuel-depletion burn in 2011.
- Manufacturer Id
- jd76x7jyyp2cr5trms0r6cqt2d7kpcha
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7vmdhhsy2aeambhv01pzf15h8andss
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/stardust/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/16/2026, 11:46:38 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/16/2026, 11:46:38 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1999-02-07
- Last Flight Date
- 2011-03-24