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Nope.
But it must have really smarted though!
Posted on 11/13/2022 12:55:47 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: A flying saucer from outer space crash-landed in the Utah desert after being tracked by radar and chased by helicopters. The year was 2004, and no space aliens were involved. The saucer, pictured here, was the Genesis sample return capsule, part of a human-made robot Genesis spaceship launched in 2001 by NASA itself to study the Sun. The unexpectedly hard landing at over 300 kilometers per hour occurred because the parachutes did not open as planned. The Genesis mission had been orbiting the Sun collecting solar wind particles that are usually deflected away by Earth's magnetic field. Despite the crash landing, many return samples remained in good enough condition to analyze. So far, Genesis-related discoveries include new details about the composition of the Sun and how the abundance of some types of elements differ across the Solar System. These results have provided intriguing clues into details of how the Sun and planets formed billions of years ago.
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LOL!
I remember watching that skit when it first aired!
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Nope.
But it must have really smarted though!
‘Tis but a scratch.
“...and no space aliens were involved.”
Well, what fun is THAT?
“The surviving samples will probably never trust a parachute again.”
If I remember correctly, the accelerometers to sense when to deploy the parachutes were installed upside down.
Really? It’s amazing how multimillion dollar projects get derailed because of an error in one small subsystem among the thousand that must be involved. Amazing, I mean, that NASA has had so many successes.
Those are hubcaps from a ‘53 Buick!........................
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