Epoxi Spacecraft Burns for Home

artist concept of Epoxi Artist concept of Epoxi. Image credit: Ball Aerospace
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December 11, 2008

The NASA/JPL Epoxi spacecraft fired its engines today to prepare for a Dec. 29 Earth flyby. The Epoxi mission is scheduled to fly past comet Hartley 2 in 2010.

The mission's home page is at http://www.nasa.gov/epoxi .