After 12 years and over 3.5 billion miles traveled, it's farewell to Stardust
Technicians removing the dust sample canister from the capsule returned to Earth - Jan 19, 2006 (Image: NASA)
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NASA's comet trekking spacecraft Stardust has officially ended operations. Stardust sent its last transmission to Earth on March 24 having traveled an incredible 3.54 billion miles over a 12 year period to become "NASA's most traveled comet hunter."
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