The #OSIRISREx asteroid sample has arrived at @NASA_Johnson. After traveling 3.86 billion miles in space #ToBennuAndBack, the capsule traveled just over 1500 miles more via C-17 to reach its new home. https://t.co/OiEWfm4hwV
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Yesterday, the #OSIRISREx mission successfully delivered @NASA’s first asteroid sample! These samples will allow scientists to better understand the origins of life on Earth. https://t.co/qbiMprgU8o
The sample is now in Houston! The @Astromaterials curation team at @NASA_Johnson will carefully collect the sample from the capsule and prepare it for distribution and storage. 70% of the sample will be preserved for future generations to study. https://t.co/Li41TbcOLc
It's a story 4.5-billion years in the making. See what's next for the asteroid samples returned today by #OSIRISREx.
Post-landing news briefing: https://t.co/Tik2R4kU8t
Mission blog: https://t.co/Kb5TMjeMQ9
Are you ready to unlock the secrets of our solar system? It's almost time! 🕒
This Sunday, Sept. 24, the #OSIRISREx spacecraft, built by our engineers, containing a sample of asteroid Bennu, is finally returning to Earth after its seven-year mission. Here's how we did it 👇
Sweaters, pumpkin spice...and asteroid exploration! Let's check the progress of Asteroid Autumn at NASA:
✅ Sept. 24: #OSIRISREx sample return
✅ Sept. 26: One-year anniversary of the DART impact
▢ Oct. 5: #MissionToPsyche launch
▢ Nov. 1: #LucyMission asteroid encounter
TOUCHDOWN! The #OSIRISREx sample capsule landed at the Utah Test and Training Range at 10:52am ET (1452 UTC) after a 3.86-billion mile journey. This marks the US's first sample return mission of its kind and will open a time capsule to the beginnings of our solar system.
Last night, after a busy day landing an asteroid sample, there was no rest for the weary. #OSIRISREx team members took shifts overnight to make sure the sample was under a continuous flow of nitrogen - an inert gas that protects the sample from contaminants.
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The #OSIRISREx sample return capsule containing rock and dust collected in space from asteroid Bennu has arrived at temporary clean room in Utah. The 4.5-billion-year-old sample will soon head to @NASA_Johnson for curation and analysis.
After a journey of nearly 3.9 billion miles, the #OSIRISREx asteroid sample return capsule is back on Earth. Teams perform the initial safety assessment—the first persons to come into contact with this hardware since it was on the other side of the solar system.
ICYMI: Microsoft 365 Copilot will be generally available for Enterprise customers on November 1. Here’s everything you need to know in less than two minutes: https://t.co/99kp1ZleCX #AI#Microsoft365