Samples of the Sun Will Be Snagged by Helicopter Retrieval
The Genesis spacecraft en route back to Earth from nearly a million miles out is set for a 24,700-mph. plunge through the atmosphere and midair helicopter capture this week, to return samples of the Sun tied to the primordial nebula that formed the solar system. The flight is opening a new era in...
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