NASA Genesis Probe Goes Up High, Comes Down Hard…

September 8, 2004 | News, Science | By: Mark VandeWettering

Crashdown! NASA’s Genesis probe was to have parachuted into our atmosphere and snagged by special helicopters ala the old Corona project, but apparently the chutes didn’t open and bad things resulted. it is unclear whether the mission payload could be salvaged.

Oops.