Film stuntmen aim for space snatch-and-grab

A space capsule holding atoms collected from solar wind was en route to a tricky rendezvous with Earth today, offering scientists the first material Nasa has brought back from space in nearly three decades.

A pair of helicopters crewed by stunt pilots were set to hover nearly a mile above the Utah desert, ready to help snatch the refrigerator-sized capsule’s parachute with a hook as it floats down at 400 feet a minute