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Genesis Samples "Looking Very Good" Genesis Samples "Looking Very Good"
The Genesis team is preparing to ship its samples of the Sun from the mission's temporary cleanroom at the U.S. Army Proving Ground, Dugway, Utah, to NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston (9.30.04)
   
Genesis Team Ships First Sample Genesis Team Ships First Sample
The Genesis team has shipped its first scientific sample from the mission's specially constructed cleanroom at the U.S. Army Proving Ground in Dugway, Utah. (9. 23.04)
   
Genesis Scientists Bouncing Back from Hard Landing Genesis Scientists Bouncing Back from Hard Landing
Scientists who conducted the preliminary assessment of the Genesis canister are encouraged by what they see. They believe it may be possible to achieve the most important portions of their science objectives. (9.10.04)
   
Genesis recovery material examined by Principal Investigator Dr. Don Burnett.
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Genesis Team Begins Inventory of Science Canister
Genesis team specialists are beginning the process of conducting inventory of the contents of the craft's science canister. Scientists are hopeful that the recovered Genesis samples will be sufficient to achieve the mission's science goals.
(9.9.04)
   
Genesis debris
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Genesis Science Canister Moved Into Cleanroom
The science canister from the Genesis mission was moved into the cleanroom at the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground in Utah early Wednesday evening. The Genesis team will begin examining the contents of the canister on Thursday morning.
(9.8.04)
   
Science Canister Transported Science Canister Transported
The science canister from the Genesis spacecraft has been transported by helicopter from its impact site at the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground in Utah to a holding area next to a specially constructed clean room on the Army base.
(9.8.04)
   
Capsule impacts
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Status Report: Capsule Impacts
The Genesis sample return capsule entered Earth's atmosphere at 9:52:47 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time and entered the preplanned entry ellipse in the Utah Test and Training Range as predicted. (9.8.04)
   
VIDEO RELEASES VIDEO RELEASES

The following video releases are available in Windows Media™. The files are Web-optimized, and require the minimum of a 56k modem connection. (Video clips will take a few moments to load.)

VIDEOS

00-01 Genesis A 7-minute video overview of the Genesis mission.*
00-02 Cleanroom Technology An 11-minute educational video.**
00-03 Testing to Assure Mission Success A 10-minute educational video***

VIDEO CLIPS*

00-01a Chet Sasaki . . . on the Genesis mission.
00-01b Don Burnett . . . on the Genesis mission.
00-01c >Eileen Stansbery . . . on the Genesis mission.
00-01d Marcia Neugebauer . . . on the Genesis mission.
00-01e Richard Bennett . . . on the Genesis mission.
00-01f Don Sweetnam . . . on the Genesis mission.
00-01g Chet Sasaki . . . on being an engineer.
00-01h The Solar Wind Neugebauer, Burnett, and Stansbery
00-01i Mid-Air Capture Sasaki and Sweetnam
00-01j The L1 Orbit Sasaki and Sweetnam
     
00-02a Eileen Stansbery . . . on cleanrooms.

*Created by the Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education (FASE).
**Created by Viewmark, Inc. and McREL.
***Created by McREL.

 
     
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