# R.I.P. - Genesis Space Capsule

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**Created:** [September 8, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/r-i-p-genesis-space-capsule/121951 "2004-09-08T22:37:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/r-i-p-genesis-space-capsule/121951/1 "2004-09-08T22:37:10Z")

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> Instead of the smooth midair retrieval NASA expected, the $264 million Genesis mission to study the solar wind ended in a crater in the Utah desert Wednesday.  
> [size=1]**(**[/size][[size=1] **http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/08/genesis.crash.cnn/** [/size]](http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/08/genesis.crash.cnn/)[size=1]**)**[/size]  
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> This is a sad day indeed. He is survived by Genesis Jr. and a loving IBM supercomputer back in Dallas. His immediate family was unable to offer a comment to my repeated pingings.

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