Tormod Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 Look out - Genesis is coming back on September 8: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/03sep_genesisreentry.htm?list1053574 "On September 8th, a daylight fireball will streak across the western United States. It's Genesis, returning samples of the Sun to Earth." An incredibly interesting project - can't wait to see some results. If any of you folks get to see it - or even take a photo - post here! Quote
IrishEyes Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 What a great article!Thanks for that post, and I hope that we get some actual photos posted here. Is there money in the budget to send one of us out to see it? If I had known, I would have planned a camping trip that way... Quote
Freethinker Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 I think I found Unc! http://www.genesismission.org/people/burnett/burnett-interview.html Quote
Freethinker Posted September 7, 2004 Report Posted September 7, 2004 Imagine how incredible science is at understanding the reality we live in. Being able to throw a hunk of metal milions of miles for almost 2.5 years, around the sun, and have it picked out of the sky by a helicopter (if all goes well!). And it has samples of the Solar Wind inside of it! Just how mind boggling is that? And this going on at the same time as the Mars explorers are continuing to celebrate an extended life with results it will take us perhaps decades to fully understand! Add to this Medical Science. Having just grown an entire replacement jawbone in the person himself thru stem cells. You remember, that horrible Atheist based Secular religion of Science! And it's horrible faith based religion of Evolution! What do they know? Quote
Uncle Martin Posted September 8, 2004 Report Posted September 8, 2004 Originally posted by: FreethinkerI think I found Unc!Yep!..... That's ME. Seriously, I guess I'll have to post my real picture just to get this "old scientist " vision out of everyone's heads. Quote
Tormod Posted September 8, 2004 Author Report Posted September 8, 2004 Well, this didn't go at all well. 300 million dollars just hit the desert. Genesis Sample Return Capsule Hits the Groundhttp://www.hypography.com/article.cfm?id=34279 Quote
IrishEyes Posted September 8, 2004 Report Posted September 8, 2004 That's really rather disappointing. I can hardly wait to hear what evil Christians must have done to cause this crash... Quote
Freethinker Posted September 8, 2004 Report Posted September 8, 2004 See, god got mad cause I made fun of him and caused it to crash! Damn you god! Yes well, I still think it was amazing. And like they say, it wasn't the fall that hurt it. It did perhaps perfectly for 99.99999...% of it's journey. Quote
Uncle Martin Posted September 8, 2004 Report Posted September 8, 2004 Maybe it was god's way of telling Irish not to go skydiving. Them parachutes don't always open. Quote
IrishEyes Posted September 8, 2004 Report Posted September 8, 2004 It did perhaps perfectly for 99.99999...% of it's journey. What was it that old cartoon guy used to say??? "Watch it friend, that last step's a doozy..." But I agree that the overall mission still should be considered a success, huh? Quote
Tormod Posted September 8, 2004 Author Report Posted September 8, 2004 Originally posted by: IrishEyesBut I agree that the overall mission still should be considered a success, huh? Too early to say. If they lose the samples of the solar wind they have virtually nothing left to study. Quote
Freethinker Posted September 9, 2004 Report Posted September 9, 2004 But they have proven the ability to utilize Lagrange Points very effectively. They delivered the vehicle to an exact location and returned it to an exact location. As far as we know, only the final reentry was any problem. I still think that is amazing! Quote
Tormod Posted September 9, 2004 Author Report Posted September 9, 2004 Yes, you're right. But they expected to have about a hundred year's worth of research with what was contained in the sample box. I don't blame anyone, these things will obviously happen (parachute didn't unfold, just like Mars Express) - I am just saddened by it because I really looked forward to it all. Quote
BlameTheEx Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 Tormoid My commiseration's. As an Englishman, I am still smarting from the Beagle 2. Cheer up, at least you get to scrape yours out of the sand. Quote
Tormod Posted September 10, 2004 Author Report Posted September 10, 2004 No, I'm Norwegian, you know. Quote
Tormod Posted September 12, 2004 Author Report Posted September 12, 2004 It seems there is still hope for the sample mission yet: Genesis Scientists Bouncing Back From Hard Landinghttp://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2004/sep/HQ_04296_genesis_update.html "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." Quote
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