On August 8, 2001, NASA's Discovery mission Genesis launched its spacecraft a million miles sunward to collect pieces of the sun, called solar wind. When it reached 930,000 miles from earth, the spacecraft unfolded its collectors and began a two-year "sunbath." Upon its return to Earth in 2004, scientists will study the solar wind samples for years to come. This will be the first ever mission to collect samples of solar wind and return them to the Earth for scientific analysis. Pioneer Aerospace was chosen to provide a deceleration system for the sample return, which is scheduled for September 2004. The drogue parachute deploys between 108,300 feet and 88,600 feet MSL at Mach 1.4+-.3, and the main, a 420 ft parafoil, deploys at 20,000 feet. To prevent contamination of the samples, a midair recovery of the spacecraft via helicopter is planned upon it's return.