NASA's OSIRIS REx Sample Return Mission - Asteroid Bennu
Update: 2023-12-02
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Summary: Dave and Rob let the dust settle on the OSIRIS-REx mission and discuss its origins, launch, flight, return, and current status. As of recording on November 9th, 2023 the return mission succeeded, but the sample was stuck inside the collection chamber
Sources
- Spaceflight 101 The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft
- Beyond Earth A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958-2016, Asif A. Siddiqi. https://www.nasa.gov/history/history-publications-and-resources/nasa-history-series/beyond-earth/
- NASA
- Lockheed Martin https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/osiris-rex.html
- Space.com https://www.space.com/33776-osiris-rex.html
- Asteroid Mission https://www.asteroidmission.org/
- NASA Eyes on Asteroids https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/asteroids/#/home
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