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NASA Wraps Up Genesis Recovery

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the data-recovery dept.

linuxwrangler writes "NASA scientists are wrapping up the recovery of the Genesis Project. Eileen Stansbery of the Johnson Space Center, said the crash, 'will make the analysis difficult but not impossible...There is nothing that is a total loss,' which is truly good news. The JPL has some nice pictures and video of the recovered bits."

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  1. Pictures... by tod_miller · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I hope they remind you how dangerous this 'space' is... I wouldn't like this to be a manned operation I was reading about.

    Lighter note, half way down the images it looks like they are making a mosiac in honour of the mission...

    Did anyone else get that feeling, when reading about the stunt helicopters, that this would happen?

    I mean, why even bother with the stunt helicopters... it was so probable that this would happen.

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    1. Re:Pictures... by TykeClone · · Score: 3, Funny

      But if we covered the whole country with those mattresses, think of how much fun it would be to jump off buildings while waiting for the pod to land!

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  2. Wow by krel · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I for one am suitably impressed that a hallow metal shell from (nearly) beyond earth orbit fell through the atmosphere and hit the ground with no parachute or means of breaking at al, yet all this cool stuff survived.

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