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Published online 9 September 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040906-14

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Genesis mission crashes

Project to capture solar wind ends in disaster.

A NASA project designed to bring back samples of the solar wind to Earth ended with a disappointing crash at 10:00 in Utah yesterday. The broken capsule spells the end for a three-year, US$260-million experiment.

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