We're confident that the things coming out of Comet Wild 2 are the same as those that went in. We believe that we collected the most pristine samples of a comet, those that have never been warmed.
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We visited a comet, grabbed a piece of it, and landed here this morning. It was a real thrill.
Don Brownlee
We traveled almost 3 billion miles in space. We visited a comet, grabbed a piece of it, and it landed here this morning. It's an incredible thrill.
Don Brownlee
One major concern was having it break open.
Don Brownlee
We have a crew onboard of over a million people -- their names are etched in a little silicon chip. As an astrobiology-type person, I'm intrigued by the thought that those names and that spacecraft will far outlive the Earth. When the Sun becomes a red giant and scorches the Earth, that spacecraft and those names will still be floating around the galaxy somewhere.
Don Brownlee
This is what we looked like 4.5 billion years ago. Comets haven't changed since then.
Don Brownlee
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