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Days of spaceflight
1125

Days of Solar Wind Collection
884

Sample material collected
~10^20 Ions
~0.4 milligrams

Launch
8/8/2001

Halo Orbit Insertion
11/16/2001

Start of Sample Collection
12/3/2001

Completion of Sample Collection
4/2/2004

Earth "Flyby" on way to L2
5/2/2004

Sample Capsule Return to Earth
9/8/2004

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THE VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION

	Genesis Solar Samples Arrive At Johnson Space Center Scientists are optimistic that samples of the Sun that arrived in Houston on Monday will provide important information on the history and origin of the solar system. Following an extensive recovery effort since its Sept. 8 impact at a Utah landing site, the first scientific samples from the Genesis space probe arrived at NASA's Johnson Space Center late on Monday, Oct. 4.

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		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

		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. (Sept. 23)

		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)

	+ Enlarge >>	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)

	+ Enlarge >>	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 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)

	+ Enlarge >>	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)

		Studying the Raw Material of the Sun Genesis brought back a tiny sampling of the raw material of the Sun, a sample weighing no more than a few grains of salt. (8.16.04) + View release >>

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