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Wednesday, September 8, 2004, a fireball streaking across the daylight sky above the western United States

SteveS — 9/8/2004 1:14:00 AM (archived)

Genesis is Bringing Home Real Stardust

Heard the helicopter pilots are 8 for 8 on recovery of test parachutes.

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Wednesday, September 8, 2004, a fireball streaking across the daylight sky above the western United States - SteveS - 9/8/2004 1:14:00 AM
- Of course...first you need a deployed chute. Bummer! - SteveS - 9/8/2004 11:10:02 PM
- in amazing good shape for something that just hit the ground that fast - Delbert - 9/8/2004 4:02:50 PM
- On NASA TV - Delbert - 9/8/2004 3:39:46 PM
  - can anything be salvaged from that. - Delbert - 9/8/2004 4:00:31 PM
- Is there anybody here who lives in the Northwest area going to try to see the entry? - Delbert - 9/8/2004 2:00:27 PM
  - Wait for it. Somehow, Raoul will have great pictures from his own camera. ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2004 3:34:40 PM
    - re: Eurocopter - Luna 24 - Raoul - 9/8/2004 3:46:59 PM
  - I'll go look. It's about an hour away, and east of me. - Bowser - 9/8/2004 2:49:11 PM
- This was routine flying back in the days of Corona. - Lee - 9/8/2004 3:55:52 AM
  - Oh nevermind. (n/t) - Lee - 9/8/2004 5:48:18 PM

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