This and That About Engelbachs


"ENGELBACH" SURNAME ONBOARD SPACECRAFT!!!

STARDUST is the space craft that was launched by NASA on February 7, 1999. It's mission will be to fly close to a comet and, for the first time ever, bring cometary material back to Earth for analysis by scientists worldwide.

A MICROCHIP INSCRIBED WITH THE SURNAME "ENGELBACH" IS ON BOARD. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE UNKNOWN SUBMITTER FOR THIS HONOR! FIND THE ENGELBACH NAME, CHECK OUT THE SPACECRAFT'S POSITION ETC. ON THE LINKS BELOW.

Stardust is the first U.S. mission dedicated solely to a comet and the first robotic return of extraterrestrial material from outside the orbit of the Moon. Its primary goal is to collect comet dust and volatile samples during a planned close encounter with comet Wild 2 in January of 2004. Additionally, the Stardust spacecraft will also bring back samples of interstellar dust including the recently discovered dust streaming into the solar system from the direction of Sagittarius.


STARDUST HOMEPAGE - CLICK ON "SPACECRAFT" TO FIND INFO ON MICROCHIP

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