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Genesis Spacecraft System

The Lockheed Martin-built Genesis spacecraft collected solar-wind particles near the Sun-Earth L1 point and returned its sample capsule to Earth in 2004.

Genesis Spacecraft System
NASA/JPL-Caltech · Stored/public JPEG is byte-identical to the exact 1024x856 Genesis-in-collection-mode original (SHA-256 8c4d94a0130c6b8e8b4c759b83b2adccd1b09666f11bdd14b7c6c89bc8492b03). Wikimedia Commons identifies the asset as an artist's conception of the Genesis spacecraft in collection mode, credits NASA/JPL-Caltech, and traces its source to the NASA/JPL Genesis mission record: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis_in_collection_mode.jpg and https://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/genSC_collection3.html. The Commons record documents a U.S. public-domain basis because the work was solely created by NASA and cites NASA/JPL image-use policy. NASA's current media guidance permits factual or informational use of NASA content with NASA acknowledged when no third-party rights are indicated, while NASA logos and identifiers remain protected and commercial promotional, endorsement, and merchandise uses may require clearance: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/. This is asset-level factual/editorial reuse with NASA/JPL-Caltech attribution, not blanket permission for logos, endorsement, promotional merchandise, or third-party material. · Source
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Aliases
Genesis solar-wind sample-return spacecraft
Family Name
Genesis
Full Name
Genesis Spacecraft System
Roles
interplanetary_probesample_return
Status
retired
Type
spacecraft

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Description
The Lockheed Martin-built Genesis spacecraft collected solar-wind particles near the Sun-Earth L1 point and returned its sample capsule to Earth in 2004.
First Flight Year
2,001
Last Flight Year
2,004
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Operator
Spacecraft Specs
Reusability
unknown

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Official Url
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/genesis/

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Creation Time
July 16, 2026 at 23:53:18 UTC
Updated Time
July 19, 2026 at 16:54:45 UTC
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