Genesis mission: hopes are high
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p2pnet.net OT News:- The idea was for helicopter stunt pilots to catch the Genesis space capsule in mid-air and bring it gently back to earth.
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The idea that comets brought the chemical "seeds" for life to the early Earth is given a big boost by new research.
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Scientists gather to discuss their preferred targets for the next "flagship" mission to another world.
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: After peering inside Nasaâs broken Genesis capsule with flashlights and mirrors, scientists said yesterday the craftâs unexpected crash landing left solar material intact and most scientific objectives within reach.
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A team of NASA scientists, navigators and helicopter stunt pilots is ready to snatch a space sample canister out of the sky next month when the Genesis spacecraft returns to Earth.
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Genesis Principal Investigator and Lead Scientist Dr. Don Burnett examines material recovered from the Genesis impact site. Inset: Shattered contents of the craft&#39;s science canister.
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LOS ANGELES Oct. 7, 2004 - NASA&#39;s Mars rovers don&#39;t seem to be wearing out, so mission planners have begun to think more boldly including a plan to let one climb up a steep slope from a crater it has been exploring to set out across a plain.
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Wreckage from the Genesis space capsule yielded good news on Friday when NASA scientists announced the solar payload may still fulfill its scientific promise.
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A team of NASA (news - web sites) scientists, navigators and helicopter stunt pilots is ready to snatch a space sample canister out of the sky next month when the Genesis spacecraft returns to Earth.
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Data from Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity shows its landing site is a prime spot for a return mission to look for life.
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SALT LAKE CITY - The first solar-wind samples recovered from the crashed Genesis space capsule have been sent to researchers in California.
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NASA&#39;s Mars rovers don&#39;t seem to be wearing out so mission planners have begun to think more boldly, including a plan to let one climb up a steep &quot;escape hatch&quot; from a crater it has been exploring and set out on a trek across a plain.
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Some science may have been lost as the Genesis space capsule landed in the Utah desert with a thud. But there might be a glimmer of good news in the failed NASA mission.
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NASA's Mars rovers don't seem to be wearing out, so mission planners have begun to think more boldly &#151; including a plan to let one climb up a steep slope from a crater it has been exploring to set out across a plain.
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The crash of the Genesis spacecraft is a loss for NASA and for science. Once again, the potential of robotic space exploration is called into question.
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Investigation into this month&#39;s crash of the Genesis spacecraft entered a new phase last week inside a Jefferson County laboratory.
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Scientists are chomping at the bit for tomorrow&#39;s Earthly return of a sample capsule from NASA&#39;s Genesis spacecraft, hoping the star stuff it carries will help answer questions on the origins of the solar system and we who live in it.