NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission Capsule from Asteroid Bennu Lands in Utah Desert

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission Capsule from Asteroid Bennu Lands in Utah Desert

The capsule containing asteroid Bennu samples, collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission, has successfully landed at the U.S. Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range, on September 24, 2023, at 10:52 EDT. 

Watch Live on NASA TV: nasa.gov/nasatv  

10 a.m. EDT — Live coverage of  NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return

5 p.m. EDT — Media briefing on NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return

All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time, which equates to UTC-4.

Follow sample-delivery updates on NASA's OSIRIS-REx blog: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/

OSIRIS-REx NASA page: https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex

University of Arizona's OSIRIS-REx Mission Page: http://www.asteroidmission.org

Credit: Gianluca Masi/The Virtual Telescope Project/NASA/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 2 minutes, 51 seconds

Release Date: Sept. 24, 2023

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Preparing for Asteroid Bennu Samples: Earth Return Today! | NASA's OSIRIS-REx

Preparing for Asteroid Bennu Samples: Earth Return Today! | NASA's OSIRIS-REx

Stephen Lee, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Flight Operations team, performs preflight checks in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. 

Members of NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Flight Operations team are seen preparing for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range.

Members of NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Flight Operations team perform preflight checks in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range.

OSIRIS-REx is NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission. It launched in September 2016 on a journey to explore a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu. In October 2020, the spacecraft ventured to the asteroid’s surface and collected about 250 grams of material for delivery to Earth. The mission’s thrilling finale is taking place today, September 24, 2023, as OSIRIS-REx releases a capsule containing the Bennu samples for touchdown in the Utah desert by parachute.

Watch Live on NASA TV: nasa.gov/nasatv  

10 a.m. EDT — Live coverage of  NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return

5 p.m. EDT — Media briefing on NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return

All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time, which equates to UTC-4.

Follow sample-delivery updates on NASA's OSIRIS-REx blog: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/

OSIRIS-REx NASA page: https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex

University of Arizona's OSIRIS-REx Mission Page: http://www.asteroidmission.org

Image Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

Image Date: Aug. 29, 2023

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission Delivers Asteroid Bennu Samples to Earth Today!

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission Delivers Asteroid Bennu Samples to Earth Today!

OSIRIS-REx is NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission. It launched in September 2016 on a journey to explore a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu. In October 2020, the spacecraft ventured to the asteroid’s surface and collected about 250 grams of material for delivery to Earth. The mission’s thrilling finale is taking place today, September 24, 2023, as OSIRIS-REx releases a capsule containing the Bennu samples for touchdown in the Utah desert.

Watch Live on NASA TV: nasa.gov/nasatv  

10 a.m. EDT — Live coverage of  NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return

5 p.m. EDT — Media briefing on NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return

All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time, which equates to UTC-4.

Follow sample-delivery updates on NASA's OSIRIS-REx blog: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/

OSIRIS-REx NASA page: https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex

University of Arizona's OSIRIS-REx Mission Page: http://www.asteroidmission.org

Video Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

Walt Feimer (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Animator

Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Animator

Angeles Miron (Skillbridge Intern (U.S. Navy)): Animator

Jenny McElligott (AIMM): Animator

Jonathan North (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Animator

Kim Dongjae (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Animator

Michael Lentz (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Art Director, Animator

Dante Lauretta (The University of Arizona): Lead Scientist

Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Producer

Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Support

Rani Gran (NASA/GSFC): Public Affairs Officer

Duration: 2 minutes, 44 seconds

Release Date: Sept. 21, 2023

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Artemis II Crew Transportation Vehicles (CTVs) | Kennedy Space Center

Artemis II Crew Transportation Vehicles (CTVs) | Kennedy Space Center

Artemis II crew members (from left) Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman walk out of Astronaut Crew Quarters inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Artemis crew transportation vehicles prior to traveling to Launch Pad 39B as part of an integrated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, to test the crew timeline for launch day.

Artemis II crew members (front to back) NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen walk out of Astronaut Crew Quarters inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Artemis crew transportation vehicles prior to traveling to Launch Pad 39B.

Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen arrive to Launch Pad 39B and prepare to enter the mobile launcher and proceed to the crew access arm as part of an integrated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to test the crew timeline for launch day.

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch view the crew transport vehicles (CTVs) outside of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The specially designed, fully electric, environmentally friendly vehicles were manufactured by Canoo Technologies, Inc. of Torrance California.

These are pictures related to the Launch Demonstration Test ISSV-1A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 19-20, 2023. The test ensures the ground systems team is ready to support the Artemis II crew timeline on launch day. 

The Crew Transportation Vehicles (CTVs) are "engineered to carry fully-suited astronauts, flight support crew, and equipment to the launch pad. These zero-emission vehicles have an exclusive interior and exterior design that provide for astronaut crew comfort and safety while on the nine-mile journey to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center."

NASA’s Artemis II Crew: 

Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, plus Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency.

Canoo's website: https://www.canoo.com/NASA

Learn more about the Artemis II Mission: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii

Artemis II will launch no earlier than December 2024.

Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett/Frankie Martin

Image Dates: Sept. 19-20, 2023

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Gretchen Morales-Valle Helps Make Aviation Safer: The First “A” in NASA

Gretchen Morales-Valle Helps Make Aviation Safer: The First “A” in NASA

Growing up in tropical Puerto Rico, Gretchen Morales-Valle never imagined that ice could build up on aircraft. After an interview at NASA, she learned about Glenn’s Icing Research Tunnel and the center’s work to simulate the icy atmospheric conditions that planes can encounter in flight. Today, she works as an electrical and test engineer in this facility and is proud to do impactful work that helps keep people safe when they fly.

Learn more about the Glenn Research Center: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/home/index.html

Video Credit: NASA's Glenn Research Center

Duration: 5 minutes, 34 seconds

Release Date: Sept. 22, 2023

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx: Returning Samples of Asteroid Bennu | Johns Hopkins APL

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx: Returning Samples of Asteroid Bennu | Johns Hopkins APL

Seven years ago, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft—short for Origins, Spectral interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer—set out for the small, top-shaped asteroid called Bennu to collect a sample from its surface. However, this simple concept in words belies the physical challenges of these small asteroids that scientists and engineers had to overcome.

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, along with colleagues in Canada and across the United States, played a critical part in developing a solution.

On Sunday, Sept. 24th, 2023, the OSIRIS-REx mission will release a capsule containing a 4.5-billion-year-old sample of an asteroid to Earth for curation and study. This is the first time that NASA has returned an asteroid sample and is the largest asteroid sample ever delivered to Earth. The asteroid is rich in organic material and the sample could tell us about the origins of life on Earth. 

Find out how they used APL’s Small Body Mapping Tool and autonomous technology that together helped make the sampling mission possible. https://jhuapl.link/yqi

Learn more about Johns Hopkins APL: https://www.jhuapl.edu/

OSIRIS-REx NASA page: https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex

Follow sample-delivery updates on NASA's OSIRIS-REx blog: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/

University of Arizona's OSIRIS-REx Mission Page: http://www.asteroidmission.org

Credit: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (JHUAPL)

Duration: 4 minutes, 31 seconds

Release Date: Sept. 22, 2023

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Tracking a Mission’s Historic Return to Earth | This Week @NASA

Tracking a Mission’s Historic Return to Earth | This Week @NASA

Tracking a mission’s historic return to Earth, a year of science onboard the International Space Station, and the safe arrival of the station’s newest cosmonauts and resident astronaut . . . a few of the stories to tell you about—This Week at NASA!

Follow sample-delivery updates on NASA's OSIRIS-REx blog: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/

Learn more about the OSIRIS-REx Mission: 

https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex

http://www.asteroidmission.org

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Video Producer, Video Editor & Narrator: Andre Valentine

Release Date: Sept. 23, 2023

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The Nile River and Red Sea | International Space Station

The Nile River and Red Sea | International Space Station

The Nile River and the Red Sea lead to the Mediterranean Sea and are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Arabian Peninsula. A pair of the space station's main solar arrays drapes across the left foreground.

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The longest river in Africa, it has historically been considered the longest river in the world, though this has been contested by research suggesting that the Amazon River is slightly longer. Of the world's major rivers, the Nile is one of the smallest, as measured by annual flow in cubic meters of water. About 6,650 km (4,130 mi) long, its drainage basin covers eleven countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Republic of the Sudan, and Egypt. In particular, the Nile is the primary water source of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan. Additionally, the Nile is an important economic river, supporting agriculture and fishing. 

The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. 

[Source: Wikipedia]

Follow Expedition 69 updates here:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 69 Crew (September 2023)

Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin, Konstantin Borisov

European Space Agency: Flight Engineer Andreas Mogensen (Denmark)

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Flight Engineers Frank Rubio, Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Release Date: Sept. 20, 2023

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New Zealand's Snow-capped Southern Alps | International Space Station

New Zealand's Snow-capped Southern Alps | International Space Station

New Zealand, with its snow-capped Southern Alps mountain range, is pictured between two partly cloudy bodies of water, the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean, as the International Space Station orbited 271 miles above.

Follow Expedition 69 updates here:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 69 Crew (September 2023)

Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin, Konstantin Borisov

European Space Agency: Flight Engineer Andreas Mogensen (Denmark)

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Flight Engineers Frank Rubio, Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Sept. 12, 2023

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Esto es lo que necesitas saber sobre los asteroides troyanos | NASA en Español

Esto es lo que necesitas saber sobre los asteroides troyanos | NASA en Español

Has oído hablar de los asteroides... ¿Pero has oído hablar de los asteroides troyanos?  Nuestra misión Lucy estudiará por primera vez estas cápsulas del tiempo del nacimiento de nuestro sistema solar. Esto es lo que necesitas saber sobre los asteroides troyanos.

Para obtener más información sobre la ciencia de la NASA, suscríbete al boletín semanal: https://www.nasa.gov/suscribete

Ciencia de la NASA: https://ciencia.nasa.gov/

Credit: NASA en Español

Duration: 2 minutes

Release Date: Sept. 22, 2023

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NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio Peers Out SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Window

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio Peers Out SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Window

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio peers out of a window aboard the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft docked to the International Space Station during Expedition 67 on Oct, 6, 2022. Rubio was observing the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft, carrying four SpaceX Crew-5 crew members, approach the orbital lab for a docking to the Harmony module's forward port.

After arriving to the orbital outpost on Sept. 21, 2022, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has surpassed a full year in space. His record-breaking mission has included dozens of scientific investigations that have helped researchers better understand how humans thrive while living and working in space. 

Astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, International Space Station Commander Sergey Prokopyev (Russia) and Flight Engineer Dmitiri Petelin of Roscosmos (Russia) are preparing for their departure next week on Sept. 27, 2023.

Follow Expedition 69 updates here:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Oct. 6, 2022

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How NASA Will Study the Asteroid Bennu Samples | NASA Goddard

How NASA Will Study the Asteroid Bennu Samples | NASA Goddard

OSIRIS-REx is the first U.S. mission to collect samples from an asteroid and deliver them to Earth. On September 24, 2023, the spacecraft will release a capsule containing material from near-Earth asteroid Bennu for a landing in Utah’s West Desert. OSIRIS-REx team members will recover the capsule and bring its contents to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where the Bennu samples will be curated and made available for scientists around the world to study for decades to come.

Follow sample-delivery updates on NASA's OSIRIS-REx blog: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/

Learn more about the OSIRIS-REx Mission: 

https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex

http://www.asteroidmission.org

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

Dan Gallagher: Producer

Dante Lauretta: Scientist

Jason Dworkin: Scientist

Nicole Lunning: Scientist

Anjani Polit: Interviewee

Rani Gran: Public Affairs

Shaneequa Vereen: Public Affairs

Lauren Duda: Public Affairs

Walt Feimer: Animator

Jonathan North: Animator

Kim Dongjae: Animator

Josh Masters: Animator

Chris Smith: Animator

Charles Clendaniel: Videographer

Arlene Islas: Videographer

Jamie Peer: Videographer

Dan Gallagher: Videographer

John Stoll: Support

Ned Barbee: Support

James Tralie: Support

Aaron E. Lepsch: Technical Support

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

Duration: 3 minutes, 46 seconds

Release Date: Sept. 22, 2023

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NASA's Space to Ground: One Year Later | Week of Sept. 22, 2023

NASA's Space to Ground: One Year Later | Week of Sept. 22, 2023

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station. After arriving to the orbital outpost on Sept. 21, 2022, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has surpassed a full year in space. His record-breaking mission has included dozens of scientific investigations that have helped researchers better understand how humans thrive while living and working in space. 

Astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, International Space Station Commander Sergey Prokopyev (Russia) and Flight Engineer Dmitiri Petelin of Roscosmos (Russia) spent part of the day prepping for their departure next week on Sept. 27, 2023.

Follow Expedition 69 updates here:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 69 Crew (September 2023)

Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin, Konstantin Borisov

European Space Agency: Flight Engineer Andreas Mogensen (Denmark)

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Flight Engineers Frank Rubio, Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 3 minutes, 22 seconds

Release Date: Sept. 21, 2023

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Laguna Colorada in Bolivia | Earth Science | International Space Station

Laguna Colorada in Bolivia | Earth Science | International Space Station

Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon) shows off its vibrant red-brown color as the International Space Station soared roughly 265 miles above Bolivia. Located in the Bolivian Andes Mountains, the salt lake gets its bright hues from algae that thrive in the water.

Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the south, Chile to the southwest, and Peru to the west.

The Andes are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. 

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Sept. 7, 2023

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A Tour of China's Mengtian Space Station Lab with Shenzhou-16 Astronauts

A Tour of China's Mengtian Space Station Lab with Shenzhou-16 Astronauts

Chinese astronauts living on the China Space Station organized a tour of the Mengtian space lab and explained how the facilities work at the beginning of "Tiangong Class" season four, livestreamed on September 21, 2023. The China Space Station is officially called the Tiangong Space Station. Tiangong can be translated as 'Sky Palace'.

Mengtian ('Dreaming of the Heavens'), is a major module of China's Tiangong space station. It is the second Laboratory Cabin Module launched, after Wentian, and the second module to extend the existing Tianhe core module of the station. It was launched into orbit from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan, China, in October 2022.

Tiangong Class is a special China space science education session. The taikonauts (astronauts) act as teachers in space and interact with students, especially teenagers. The event was livestreamed worldwide by China Media Group.

Shenzhou-16 China Space Station Crew: 

Jing Haipeng (Commander) 

Zhu Yangzhu

Gui Haichao (China's first civilian astronaut)

Video Credit: China Manned Space Agency (CMSA)/China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Duration: 10 minutes

Release Date: Sept. 21, 2023

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To Asteroid Bennu & Back | NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission

To Asteroid Bennu & Back | NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission

This Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin engineers, containing a sample of the asteroid Bennu, is finally returning to Earth after its seven-year mission. 

Getting a spacecraft out to an asteroid is a major achievement. Bringing samples of that asteroid back to Earth is a remarkable feat. 

Here is how we did it.

Follow sample-delivery updates on NASA's OSIRIS-REx blog: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/

OSIRIS-REx Mission: http://www.asteroidmission.org

Credit: Lockheed Martin

Duration: 1 minute, 10 seconds

Release Date: Sept. 21, 2023

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