NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule has safely returned asteroid Bennu samples to Earth, landing in Utah after a controlled descent. The U.S. has, for the first time, delivered rocks and dust from an asteroid to Earth. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample capsule, carrying a sample of asteroid Bennu, touched down on t
Radar data from the Utah Testing and Training Range confirmed that the capsule entered Earth’s atmosphere as planned at 10:42 a.m. EDT off the coast of California.
The drogue parachute, the smaller of the two parachutes onboard the capsule, opened after atmospheric entry to help with stability and later separated from the capsule. The main parachute deployed at 10:47 a.m. EDT . It slowed the capsule down from hypersonic speed to aboutOSIRIS-REx: Touching the Stars to Unearth Secrets of Our Origins
Unveiling the mysteries of the universe often requires a journey beyond our pale blue dot. Enter the OSIRIS-REx mission, NASA’s audacious endeavor to reach out and touch an ancient relic of our solar system., or OSIRIS-REx for short, was not just a mouthful of a name but a monumental mission with multiple objectives. Launched in September 2016, its primary aim was to rendezvous with Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid.
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