LAUNCH ALERT

Brian Webb
Ventura County, California
E-mail: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
Web Site: http://www.spacearchive.info

2006 January 13 (Friday) 06:04 PST
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STARDUST REENTRY

NASA's Stardust sample return spacecraft returns to Earth early this
Sunday morning. Just before touchdown in Utah, the craft will reenter
the atmosphere at 01:57 PST and briefly become a manmade meteor.
Despite the presence of bright moonlight, the reentry is expected to
be visible over portions of California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho.

For information on reentry viewing and the Stardust mission, consult
the following sources:

http://reentry.arc.nasa.gov/index.html

http://reentry.arc.nasa.gov/viewingforum.html

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/stardust/status.html

http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html

http://www.nasa.gov/stardust

If you see the reentry or obtain any high quality images of the event,
please forward your reports or photos to the editor at
kd6nrp@earthlink.net.