Genesis Heads Back to Earth With Solar Wind Samples

The first extraterrestrial samples since Apollo 17 have been stowed and will soon be en route to Earth on NASA's Genesis spacecraft, heading for a mid-air helicopter recovery over the U.S. Air Force Testing and Training Range in Utah. Controllers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory deactivated the...

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