Timeline

  • 7 Feb 1999 Stardust successfully launched
  • Feb-May 2000 First IS dust collection
  • Aug-Dec 2002 Second IS dust collection
  • 2 Jan 2004 Stardust successfully passes through comet Wild-2
  • 15 Jan 2006 Stardust recovery
  • 21 Apr 2006 Began scanning Stardust IS dust collector
  • 17 May 2006 Roll out of Stardust@home website
  • 1 Aug 2006 Full version of Stardust@home become available
  • 10 Aug 2007 Stardust@home Phase II
  • 22 March 2010 Stardust@home Phase II
  • 12 July 2011 Stardust@home Phase IV
  • 7 May 2012 Stardust@home
    Phase V
  • 19 June 2013 Stardust@home
    Phase VI
  • 15 August 2014 Stardust@home Phase VII