posted 09-12-2004 11:34 PM         

Did you hear about the Genesis probe that spent years flying through space and collecting samples of the solar wind, the stream of particles that emanates from the sun? This $264 million dollar space probe crashed when "helicopter crews, including a Hollywood stunt pilot, were to spot the capsule and latch onto it with a long hook."

Point #1: No space mission should involve a Hollywood stunt pilot, a helicopter, and a long hook.

Point #2: The probe's parachute didn't deploy. $264 million bucks and the parachute didn't work.

posted 09-13-2004 02:41 AM         

Particles have been found safe inside the crashed Genesis space capsule, say scientists at Nasa.
The probe was on a three year mission to capture particles of solar wind to try to discover how the sun formed.

Genesis fell to Earth on Wednesday after a battery failure meant its parachute didn't open, and experts were worried all their work was ruined.

Physicist Roger Wiens said : "We should be able to meet many, if not all, of our primary science goals.

Nasa hope the atoms on Genesis will tell them how the Sun and all the planets formed out of huge cloud of dust 4.5 billion years ago.

posted 09-13-2004 09:14 AM         

We are planning a space trip to the SUN. Now I know many of you are saying: "The Sun,,,is he crazy, they will burn up during any approach"

I figured out how to do,,,,we are going to land during the night!

posted 09-13-2004 10:27 AM         

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
I've been selected to lead a new space expedition funded by Bill Gates and MicroSoft's money.

We are planning a space trip to the SUN. Now I know many of you are saying: "The Sun,,,is he crazy, they will burn up during any approach"

I figured out how to do,,,,we are going to land during the night!

Saving those tax dollars,,,AC

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makes sense, much cooler and it looks closer!