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NetworkLlama t1_j5xeh9a wrote

Reply to comment by crazunggoy47 in Why do sample return missions such as OSIRIS-REx use their own reentry vehicles instead of just going to the space station for pickup and return with ISS equipment? by PromptCritical725

That actually happened with the Genesis mission to collect samples from the solar wind. It hit the atmosphere at 11 km/s, but after slowing down, the parachutes never deployed. It impacted the ground at 86 m/s, contaminating most but not all of the collectors, and some of the science was salvaged.

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