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The first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is lifted to its vertical position on the tower at Launch Complex 17,...
Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility watch as the Stardust spacecraft is rotated and lowered before...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers look over the solar panels on the Stardust spacecraft that are...
Workers at Cape Canaveral Air Station help guide the first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket to its vertical...
At approximately 4:16 p.m. EDT on May 10th, 2021, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification,...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers oversee closeout operations of the Stardust Sample Return...
In this 30 minute exposure, star trails are seen above Michael Army Air Field and Dugway Proving Ground, Sunday,...
A solid rocket booster is raised to a vertical position before lifting it up the mobile launch tower at Pad 17A,...
Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility deploy a solar panel on the Stardust spacecraft before...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the fully extended solar panels of the Stardustspacecraft undergo...
The first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is raised off a truck bed before being lifted into place on the tower at...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a worker looks over the solar panels of the Stardust spacecraft before...
At Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, workers keep watch on the placement of the fourth and final solid rocket...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers deploy an aerogel grid from the Stardust Sample Return Capsule...
Workers at Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, ensure the successful mating of the second stage of a Boeing Delta...
At Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, a fourth and final solid rocket booster (SRB) (right) is moved from the...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a worker (left) conducts lighting tests on the fully extended solar...
Bright white light (left) and blue light (upper right) appear on the solar panels of the Stardust spacecraft during...
At Pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, a worker helps guide the second stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket as it is...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers get ready to rotate the Stardust spacecraft before deploying...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers get ready to install the Sample Return Capsule (SRC) and -X...
NASA communications teams and members of the Air Force’s 2nd Audiovisual Squadron participate in television...
Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility check solar panels on the Stardust spacecraft before performing...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers inspect the aerogel grid from the Stardust Sample Return...