Whang!

No plan for a chute here, either. The Genesis probe crushed a small bit of Earth today. It had been in the news this week due to the flashy plan to have a team of Hollywood stunt pilots swoop in with helicopters and hook the parachute just before landing to protect the delicate solar matter in the probe. That didn't go so well and the chute failed to open at all. Bill wrote me earlier today to say he was concerned that we'd have a replay of the Mutara Nebula episode. So far I feel fine. A little tingly but otherwise, ok.
Build the model. Bill says that he'll be smashing his to the ground when it's done to make it more realistic.