Genesis
NASA's Genesis Discovery mission collected solar-wind particles near Sun-Earth L1 and returned them to Earth for laboratory analysis. The capsule made an unplanned hard landing in Utah after its parachute failed, but substantial samples were recovered and produced major scientific results.
Identity
- Aliases
- Genesis Solar Wind Sample Return Mission
- Name
- Genesis
- Slug
- genesis
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- NASA's Genesis Discovery mission collected solar-wind particles near Sun-Earth L1 and returned them to Earth for laboratory analysis. The capsule made an unplanned hard landing in Utah after its parachute failed, but substantial samples were recovered and produced major scientific results.
- End Date
- 2004-09-08
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Partial success. Genesis completed its solar-wind collection and returned the first material gathered beyond lunar orbit. A reversed deceleration-sensor installation prevented parachute deployment, and the capsule struck the Utah Test and Training Range at about 311 kilometres per hour, severely damaging and contaminating collectors; nevertheless, significant sample material was recovered and met major science objectives.
- Program
- Discovery Program
- Start Date
- 2001-08-08
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/genesis/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/16/2026, 11:53:28 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/16/2026, 11:54:35 PM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Lead agency
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Mission design and management
- Organization Id
- vn7e8wyn50kera8phd55xqa1ms8angej
- Role
- Principal investigator institution
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Spacecraft developer and operator
- Organization Id
- jd7atcy8qz2mwf1b5bcd0ckw8s7kp4gj
- Role
- Launch vehicle provider