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Ross, Matthew wrote:
>Bringing it back to Earth is usually the hardest part of any mission. It's easy to bring it back meteorically, its quite another matter to bring it in safely. I have to agree though, it's an amazing job. I just we actually do something with this, rather than continuing to cower in fear of the last major space disaster.
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Not to argue with the fact that Stardust's return will be difficult to
manage, but most of the articles I read portrayed the actual rendezvous
as the major hurdle to overcome. This is because the thing would be
riding in the wake of the comet, and would be subject to debris, etc.
Stardust did deploy some special shields prior to entering the "danger
zone", but it was apparently still a pretty dicey situation.
Additionally, a couple maneuvers were required for camera and antenna
alignment, and there was apparently a lot of associated risk, again due
to the fact that the area was full of debris. Just some interesting
stuff, thought you might like to know...
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