OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission Overview (Official NASA Briefing )
Experts fron NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origin, Spectral Interpretation , Resource Identification, and Security_Regolith Explorer) mission give an overview on the asteroid sample capsule's landing and recovery plan set for Sept.24,2023.
News conference participants are:
*Melissa Morris, OSIRIS-REx program executive, NASA Headquarters, Washington
*Dante Lauretta, OSIRIS-REx principal investigator, University of Arizona, Tucson
*Rich Burns, OSIRIS-REx project manager, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
*Sandra Freund, OSIRIS-REx program manager, Lockheed Martin, Littleton, Colorado
*Kevin Righter, OSIRIS-REx deputy curation lead, NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston
On Sept. 24, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will approach Earth and release its sample return capsule into the atmosphere on the path to land at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The event makes it the first U.S. asteroid sample return.
The touchdown will mark the end of seven_year journey to explore asteroid Bennu, collect a sample from its surface, and deliver it to Earth for study. Scientists around the world will study the sample over the coming decades to learn about how our planet and solar system formed, as well as the origin of organics that may have led to life on Earth.
*All about the mission: http://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex
Credit: NASA
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