One of a series of successful test captures for the Genesis mission. The Genesis spacecraft will release a capsule carrying solar wind samples on Sept. 8 to be retrieved in-flight by a helicopter about 4,000 feet above the U.S. Air Force Test and Training Range. Credit: NASA/JPL. Click to enlarge.

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