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Genesis: Data in good condition

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can-your-hard-drive-do-that dept.

Oxidation writes "Space.com is reporting that the Genesis satellite crash isn't as bad as it appeared to be in the first place. Furthermore, a prime particle-gathering device "appears intact" states Don Sevilla. (Genesis payload recovery leader at NASA's JPL)"

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  1. Genesis: Data in good condition by pdkrocul · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Good News! I was afraid I was never going to hear the MIDI arrangement of "I Can't Dance" again. Oh...sorry. Wrong Genesis.

  2. A means of saving money??? by Archeopteryx · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Maybe a lesson here; Design your space probes to hard-land in the first place, and dispense with parachutes, helicopters, stunt pilots, etc...

    --
    Dog is my co-pilot.