Genesis Probe Crash
NASA officials spoke to reporters about the crash of the Genesis vehicle upon reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere and the unsuccessful deplo… read more
NASA officials spoke to reporters about the crash of the Genesis vehicle upon reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere and the unsuccessful deployment of the collection pod’s parachute device. The talked about the impact of the mission’s failure and measures to be taken to salvage any useful data from the voyage to collect sun particles from solar winds. Following their remarks they answered questions from the reporters. close
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