Recovery of GRIPS Payload (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption The GRIPS telescope parachuted to the ground and sat on the ice for an entire year. Scientists had to dig out snow to recover the GRIPS instruments, but not much snow made it into the electronics themselves. Credit Hazel Bain, University of California, Berkeley Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.