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Nature 429, 340-342 (27 May 2004) | doi:10.1038/429340a
NASA meets Hollywood: Catch a falling star
Nicola Jones1
- Nicola Jones is Nature's assistant news and features editor in London.
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Abstract
When NASA needed someone to grab a spacecraft on its re-entry to Earth, it turned to Hollywood for help. Nicola Jones meets the stunt pilots preparing to snag the $260-million experiment before it hits the desert floor.
The ground is shaking and the rocky outcrops are crumbling as the volcano prepares to blow. The two trapped volcanologists, one injured by falling rubble, need to be rescued.
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