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Genesis Capsule Crashes; Chutes Blamed
Cyclotron_Boy writes "The Genesis probe (reported here) has crashed to the ground, near a road in the Utah desert. The stunt chopper pilots were not to blame, though. The drogue chute didn't open on re-entry. NASA TV is covering it currently. The choppers have landed near the probe, but no word yet as to the condition of the space dust." Many readers have also pointed to CNN's coverage. Update: 09/08 16:39 GMT by J : MSNBC has more coverage and a sad photo of the half-buried capsule: "The capsule broke open on impact. It was not yet clear whether the $260 million Genesis mission was ruined."
Gee... Who'da thordit!
That this thing hit the deck is about as suprising as finding Paris Hilton's sex video on edonkey.
Why don't they go back to dropping things in the ocean? Sure, hit water fast enough and its like hitting a brickwall, but slow down enough and at least you won't break everybody bone in your leg (figuratively, of course)
Can't believe the 'chute failed tho. Its not like parachutes are a new untested technology.
Norman Cook's Ode to Sl
They're playing games with the taxpayers dollar.
No, no, no.
There is no such thing as deceleration. It is just negative acceleration.
I've just signed legislation that'll outlaw Russia forever. We'll begin bombing in five minutes.
Well if they'd done a better job, this might not have happened. Leave it to unionized goverment workers to foul it up.
You mean your inflatable sperm whale, no? Make sure to give her a nice bowl of petunias...