quade 4 #1 December 31, 2003 Stardust is NASA's comet sample return mission. Little robot spacecraft goes out to a comet, takes some samples and returns to earth. Stunning technological achievement really, if it happens. But I seem to remember a movie . . . 1971 . . . exact same mission profile . . . oh yeah, I guess it was a book first.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #2 December 31, 2003 Eeeek! I have a hardbound first edition of Crichton's book..."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
