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		Premium video content for our Spaceflight Now Plus subscribers. Post-impact news briefing Officials hold a post-landing news conference in Utah a couple hours after Genesis returned to Earth on Sept. 8. (40min 52sec file) Play video Capsule first spotted Powerful tracking cameras spot the Genesis capsule for the first time a couple hundred thousand feet above Earth, prompting applause in the control centers. But just moments later, that joy turned to heartbreak. (1min 02sec file) Play video Genesis crash lands The Genesis sample return capsule tumbles through the sky and impacts the desert floor in Utah after its speed-slowing chute and parafoil failed to deploy for a mid-air recovery by a helicopter. (2min 29sec file) Play video Slow-motion This slow-motion video shows the Genesis capsule slamming into the ground. (1min 06sec file) Play video Aerial views of crater Aerial views show the Genesis capsule half buried in the Utah desert floor after its landing system suffered a failure. (1min 53sec file) Play video Recovery helicopters The primary and backup recovery helicopters take off with escort from a Blackhawk in preparation for the mid-air retrieval of Genesis. (1min 01sec file) Play video The original plan Animation shows how the Genesis spacecraft was supposed to return. Expert narration provided by JPL entry, descent and landing expert Rob Manning. (5min 29sec file) Play video Return of Genesis NASA's Genesis spacecraft will return to Earth on Sept. 8 with a capsule containing samples collected of solar wind. Officials preview the dramatic homecoming in this news conference. (50min 50sec file) Play video Become a subscriber More video

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Photo gallery shows Genesis landing mishap
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: September 8, 2004

Helicopter crews head for the planned mid-air retrieval of NASA's Genesis solar wind sample return capsule. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now

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VIDEO: TRACKING CAMERAS FIRST SPOT CAPSULE DURING DESCENT QT
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VIDEO: SLOW-MOTION VIEW OF CAPSULE SLAMMING INTO GROUND QT
VIDEO: AERIAL VIEWS OF CAPSULE HALF BURIED IN IMPACT CRATER QT
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