Really good news for NASA in the successful recovery of Stardust. Hopefully, some good and interesting data will come from the comet and stardust they collected in the aerogel.
I have to confess though, the project did remind me of the sci-fi thriller, Andromeda Strain!
Tuesday, the launch of the New Horizons probe to Pluto had to be scrubbed due to high winds. They will try again Wednesday.
Meanwhile, an astronaut from the space shuttle program is in the news for his comments about the vehicle. My feeling is that perhaps it is time to retire the ships and devote money to the replacement.
UPDATE: Wednesday's launch of New Horizons has been delayed. According to the NASA web page, the problem was a power failure in Maryland where the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory flight control center was operating on backup power. Mission managers decided not to fly under these circumstances. An attempt will be made to launch on Thursday. The launch window is open until February 14.
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