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This animation shows NASA's OSIRIS-REX spacecraft departing asteroid Bennu, returning to Earth, and dropping a capsule of pristine material from the asteroid. On September 24, 2023, the sample return capsule will enter Earth's atmosphere, cross the Western U.S.. deploy its parachute, and touch down at the Air Force's Utah Test and Training Range in the Great Salt Lake Desert. From there, the capsule will be flown to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, where its samples of asteroid Bennu will be curated, distributed, and studied for decades to come. Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab/SVS

In this episode of The Quiet Crew, you'll meet Sonic Boom Technical Lead Larry Cliatt and learn about his role on the Quesst mission, leading acoustic validation, as well and his love of Legos! He is part of the crew on a mission to transform aviation as NASA and communities work together to verify that the X-59's quiet, supersonic design can turn a sonic boom into a sonic thump. This new technology, along with a change in regulations, will allow airliners to fly faster over land, cutting passenger travel time in half disturbing people on the ground. For more information about NASA's quiet supersonic mission, visit http://www.nasa.gov/Quesst

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Stephen Bowen answered pre-recorded questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event July 19 with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Wyoming students. Bowen is in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency's Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars. Join NASA as we go forward to the Moon and on to Mars - discover the latest on Earth, the Solar System and beyond with a weekly update in your inbox. Subscribe at: www.nasa.gov/subscribe

We're making our software available to the public! Our 2023 edition of the NASA Software Catalog is here. Browse through hundreds of software programs made for space and free for you: https://go.nasa.gov/448dFZL Download open source codes, specialized programs and more at https://software.nasa.gov Credit: NASA