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Capsule that caught comet dust goes to Smithsonian (AP)

In this Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006 picture, Ron Ceeders, a Lockheed Martin technician, unbolts a canister containing comet dust from the Stardust capsule in a clean room at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. Mud is seen caked on the exterior of the capsule from its landing in the desert. The capsule that brought the first comet samples back to Earth is going on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The Stardust capsule will go on display Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 to join other firsts of flight at the museum, including Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis and the Apollo 11 Command Module. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)AP - The capsule that brought the first comet samples back to Earth is going on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.


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