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Genesis mission: NASA to deepen the study of the Solar System's origin

Washington, USA - A special capsule to perform the re-entry procedure in the Earth atmosphere preventing solar emissions' samples for research

NASA would be completing an important experiment aimed to understand in a deeper manner the origin of the Solar System. The related space mission was named Genesis not by chance. A probe for research activities should be launched towards the space in the near future, in order to capture some solar energy emissions, by properly preserving them on special boards mounted on the re-entry capsule. Once...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 102125
Rome, Italy, 08/24/2004 14:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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