Three years ago, NASA scientists sent the Genesis spacecraft on a mission to collect star dust. The capsule’s contents were too delicate to withstand a crash-landing, so NASA engineers designed a ingenious system for snagging it as it re-entered earth’s atmosphere.
One problem–the parachute didn’t deploy, and the caspsule crashed into the Utah desert. Read the story at yahoo news.
In a related story, a Genesis concert performance scheduled to take place at the Stardust hotel casino has been canceled. Phil Collins, when reached for comment, said it was all a misunderstanding. “There must be some of mistake,” he offered as an explanation.
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