NASA Genesis Solar-Wind Sample-Return Spacecraft
NASA’s Genesis spacecraft collected solar-wind samples at Sun–Earth L1 and returned them to Earth in a sample-return capsule; despite parachute failure and a hard landing, the recovered material marked NASA’s first sample return since Apollo and the first material collected beyond the Moon.
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Identity
- Family Name
- Genesis
- Full Name
- NASA Genesis Solar-Wind Sample-Return Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbitersample_returnresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA’s Genesis spacecraft collected solar-wind samples at Sun–Earth L1 and returned them to Earth in a sample-return capsule; despite parachute failure and a hard landing, the recovered material marked NASA’s first sample return since Apollo and the first material collected beyond the Moon.
- First Flight Year
- 2,001
- Last Flight Year
- 2,004
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/genesis/
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- Creation Time
- August 12, 2026 at 19:41:15 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 10:48:57 UTC