An historic appointment is about to take place tommorow at 3:00, million miles above earth. If all goes as planned, Nasa’s space shuttle Stardust will ‘meet’ comet Tempel 1.
The shuttle will approach the comet at 200 kilometers and study it. Stardust was first launched in 1999 and this is its second endevour.
Thanasis (Tom) Ikonomou (photo) is the Greek scientist working with Nasa on the Stardust mission, as well as on other missions to Mars and Saturn. He was born in Grevena, Greece and studied nuclear physics at the University of Prague. He has lived in the U.S. since 1964 and conducts research at the University of Chicago.
Scientist Thanasis Ikonomou Works with NASA on Stardust Mission
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