NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft UPDATE

[Rule3]

This is pretty amazing! Read the article


NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from Osiris-Rex spacecraft | AP News

NASA's first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey.
In a flyby of Earth, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the sample capsule from 63,000 miles (100,000 kilometers) out. The small capsule landed four hours later on a remote expanse of military land, as the mothership set off after another asteroid.

What is also interesting is it mentions Brian May. Did not know this about him, lead guitar of Queen and has a PhD in astrophysics.

 

[Rudi]

Andromeda Strain?

 

[LVSteve]

 

[dockmurgw]

Amazing stuff. I just hope it doesn't result in an invasive species busting out of some poor guys stomach and infesting the Everglades.

 

[Rule3]

What is amazing is the time frames involved and the distances traveled! The spacecraft then turned around for another mission,

Osiris-Rex is already chasing after the asteroid Apophis, and will reach it in 2029.!

 

[s&wchad]

I'm not so sure it's a good idea to be importing cosmic debris.

I've seen the Alien and Predator franchise movies, The Thing, The Blob and The Little Shop of Horrors!

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[LVSteve]

What is amazing is the time frames involved and the distances traveled! The spacecraft then turned around for another mission,

Osiris-Rex is already chasing after the asteroid Apophis, and will reach it in 2029.!

Don't be in a rush to catch up with Apophis. He can be a real grumpy guy.

 

[SMSgt]

I heard it was a grand total of eight ounces of material. I wonder how much that cost per ounce.

 

[s&wchad]

I heard it was a grand total of eight ounces of material. I wonder how much that cost per ounce.

 

[lihpster]

Probably would have been cheaper to put the lasers on the sharks heads.

 

[CalifEd]

After a 7 year, 3 point something billion mile dirt grabbing trip and a re-entry speed of holy-cow, the capsule landed back in Utah close to where the scientists expected.
Why can't these same folks tell me where, and when, the next SkyLab will wind up?

 

[LVSteve]

After a 7 year, 3 point something billion mile dirt grabbing trip and a re-entry speed of holy-cow, the capsule landed back in Utah close to where the scientists expected.
Why can't these same folks tell me where, and when, the next SkyLab will wind up?

Big difference between uncontrolled and commanded re-entry.

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[soFlaNative]

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[Breakaway500]

I can't imagine the total cost of bringing back a few ounces of asteroid dust. The moon missions got us what…Tang? Guess I'm just a little too practical to see the monetary value of such things, considering the substandard conditions many people have to live in every day here on earth.

 

[Rustyt1953]

We spent mass quantities of moolah trying to developed an ink pen to be used in zero gravity.

The Russians used pencils.

 

[alwslate]

Yep, Brian May has received recognition for his guitar playing and his intellect.

 

[16thVACav]

I'm not so sure it's a good idea to be importing cosmic debris.

I'll just stick with the less expensive, domestic version.

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[Rule3]

Here is an update on some of the "stuff" they found.
I just think it is pretty amazing with distances and time frames involved!
Wish they would do more exploration of the Earths Oceans than out in space. We know very little about Inner Space



Bennu asteroid: Unprecedented sample contains 'crucial elements,' NASA says in historic reveal | CNN

 

[Kinman]

I'm sure we could all get along just fine without a few ounces of asteroid dust but when you think about all of the technological advances that many of us enjoy in our daily lives that were derived either on purpose or even by accident that were a direct result of man's "need to know" or scientific exploration it would boggle the mind.