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Genesis sample return capsule floats to Earth on a parafoil

A large parafoil chute allows the Genesis sample return capsule to glide slowly toward Earth.
	A large main parachute attached to the Genesis sample return capsule allows it to glide slowly toward Earth where it can be retrieved by a helicopter. Mid-air retrieval of a parachuting space vehicle is not new. For Genesis, however, a recently demonstrated breakthrough in mid-air retrieval technology will be used. The Genesis mission's main parachute will be a rectangular lifting chute: a parafoil lifting body that acts somewhat like a wing. Capture tests with the lifting chute have a 100% success rate.
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