September 8, 2004
Well Nasa wasn't very happy with this crash...A space capsule returning solar particles to Earth has crashed in the Utah desert before it could be captured in a mid-air recovery, officials at the US Jet Propulsion Laboratory said.
Capsule Crash
A man takes a close-up look of the return capsule from NASA's Genesis spacecraft mission after it crashed into the Utah desert, Sept. 8, 2004 in this image from NASA video.
Credit: Reuters TV
A man takes a close-up look of the return capsule from NASA's Genesis spacecraft mission after it crashed into the Utah desert, Sept. 8, 2004 in this image from NASA video.
Credit: Reuters TV
Parachute Capture
One of the two Eurocopter Astar helicopters that was to be used in the mid-air retrieval of the Genesis capsule practices its capture technique.
Credit: NASA/JPL/YPG
One of the two Eurocopter Astar helicopters that was to be used in the mid-air retrieval of the Genesis capsule practices its capture technique.
Credit: NASA/JPL/YPG
Collecting Solar Wind
An artist's rendering of the Genesis spacecraft in collection mode.
Credit: JPL
An artist's rendering of the Genesis spacecraft in collection mode.
Credit: JPL
Genesis Array
Andy Stone of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory holds one of the Genesis collection arrays, or plates, in the NASA Johnson Space Center Genesis cleanroom. The arrays are composed of precious materials, including silicon, diamond, sapphire and gold.
Credit: NASA Johnson Space Center
Andy Stone of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory holds one of the Genesis collection arrays, or plates, in the NASA Johnson Space Center Genesis cleanroom. The arrays are composed of precious materials, including silicon, diamond, sapphire and gold.
Credit: NASA Johnson Space Center
Spacecraft Diagram
A diagram of the Genesis spacecraft.
Credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech
A diagram of the Genesis spacecraft.
Credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech
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