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Réf : S08508
Thème :
Essais - Constructions - Satellites - Sondes - Fusées (2314 images)
Titre : The Genesis spacecraft is ready for a media showing in the Space Assembly and
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(06/13/2001) -- The Genesis spacecraft is ready for a media showing in the Space Assembly and Encapsulation Facility –2. Genesis will capture samples of the ions and elements in the solar wind and return them to Earth for scientists to use to determine the exact composition of the Sun and the solar system's origin. NASA's Genesis project is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Lockheed Martin Astronautics built the Genesis spacecraft for NASA in Denver, Colo. Launch of Genesis aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket is scheduled for July 30 at 12:36 p.m. EDT
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