[meteorite-list] Genesis Landing Site Monument Installation

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Sep 20 20:43:54 2006
Message-ID: <200609210043.RAA00572_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/science/mon_dedic.html

Genesis Landing Site Monument Installation

On the morning of September 6, 2006 team members of the Utah Test and
Training Range (UTTR) hosted a dedication ceremony in honor of the
two-year anniversary of the Genesis science capsule return to Earth. In
a ceremony attended by representatives from Dugway Proving Ground (DPG),
Hill Air Force Base, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Johnson Space
Center (JSC), and Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
(McREL), a permanent monument was installed commemorating the
significance of solar wind samples returned to Earth. Within the
obelisk-shaped monument, a time capsule containing print and media
features that characterize the mission from inception to present day was
installed. The monument and time capsule were made possible through
private donations. The monument is placed on the exact spot of the
capsule's Earth return.

Plaque inscription for time capsule:

  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  launched the Genesis Discovery spacecraft on August 8, 2001
  to measure the composition of our Sun. Its mission was to
  travel to the Earth-Sun Libration point L1, collect samples of
  the Solar Wind, and bring them to Earth. This marks the exact
  location of the Genesis Sample Return Capsule arrival at
  9:58 am on September 8, 2004.
Received on Wed 20 Sep 2006 08:43:51 PM PDT