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Genesis was a NASA sample return probe that collected a sample of solar wind and returned it to Earth for analysis. It was the first NASA sample return mission to return material since the Apollo Program, and the first to return material from beyond the orbit of the Moon. Genesis was launched on August 8, 2001, and crash-landed in Utah on September 8, 2004, after a design flaw prevented the deployment of its drogue parachute. The crash contaminated many of the sample collectors, and although most were damaged, many of the collectors were successfully recovered.

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  • Genesis (spacecraft)
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  • Genesis was a NASA sample return probe that collected a sample of solar wind and returned it to Earth for analysis. It was the first NASA sample return mission to return material since the Apollo Program, and the first to return material from beyond the orbit of the Moon. Genesis was launched on August 8, 2001, and crash-landed in Utah on September 8, 2004, after a design flaw prevented the deployment of its drogue parachute. The crash contaminated many of the sample collectors, and although most were damaged, many of the collectors were successfully recovered.
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  • 2001(xsd:integer)
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Previous Mission
  • Stardust
Power
  • 254.0
landing date
  • 1015.0
SATCAT
  • 26884(xsd:integer)
Name
  • Genesis
Insignia
  • Genesis Sample Return Sticker.jpg
Image caption
  • In its collecting configuration, the Genesis spacecraft exposed several types of solar wind collectors, as well as ion and electron monitors.
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Image size
  • 300(xsd:integer)
Operator
  • NASAJPL
launch site
Mission Type
landing site
  • Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
Programme
  • Discovery program
launch rocket
Launch date
  • 58420.0
Image Alt
  • An image of a spacecraft, with two solar panels on either end, and a collection system in the open position, visible on the top of the spacecraft, with the lid open.
insignia alt
  • An ellipsoid oval with an orange border encloses an image depicting a spacecraft with its return module reentering Earth's atmosphere and a helicopter ready to catch the module.
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  • 200(xsd:integer)
Next Mission
  • CONTOUR
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  • Mission patch for Genesis personnel participating in the sample return phase of the mission in September 2004.
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  • Genesis was a NASA sample return probe that collected a sample of solar wind and returned it to Earth for analysis. It was the first NASA sample return mission to return material since the Apollo Program, and the first to return material from beyond the orbit of the Moon. Genesis was launched on August 8, 2001, and crash-landed in Utah on September 8, 2004, after a design flaw prevented the deployment of its drogue parachute. The crash contaminated many of the sample collectors, and although most were damaged, many of the collectors were successfully recovered. The Genesis science team demonstrated that some of the contamination could be removed or avoided, and that the solar wind could be analyzed using a variety of approaches. It is relatively easy to detect the solar wind, but the precision measurements are difficult and techniques are still being refined in laboratories worldwide. Nonetheless, in March 2008 scientists stated that they believed that all of the mission's major science objectives would be achieved successfully.
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