Actually, the charges to open the cover never exploded, so I think the battery that powers them ran out of juice. --- James Helsby <cyanics@xmission.com> wrote:
Most unfortunate development. Lately satellite reentry has been the one major failure of the space program. This really sucks.
Need to work out those kinks and parachute folds.
Cheers, JH.
Jim Gibson wrote:
I am here at Dugway and was able to see the video of the infrared and other tracking vedios as the Genesis came in. As the video was tracking and I saw the mountains come into view in the background I knew instantly that something was wrong. Evidently the parachute didnt deploy so there was nothing for the helicopters to catch. The Genesis cratered into West Desert mud just North of here over shooting its original landing spot by about 20 30 miles; coming closer to where I work. I could see that the Genesis is cracked and broken but pretty much together; that is, its NOT in a million pieces but pretty seriously damaged. I gota get back.
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