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NASA Probes Crash of Genesis Spacecraft

NASA assembles a review board to investigate why parachutes failed to deploy on the Genesis space capsule, causing it to crash into the Utah desert. Scientists hope to salvage some of Genesis' cargo of cosmic particles. Hear NPR's Howard Berkes.

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Howard Berkes is a correspondent for the NPR Investigations Unit.
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