NASA's OSIRIS REx Mission Ends Up with More than It Expected
- Episode aired Oct 24, 2020
- 12m
OSIRIS REx is a sample return mission to asteroid Benu. Ironically it may have been a bit too successful. So much material was collected that the sample container lid stuck open and sample h... Read allOSIRIS REx is a sample return mission to asteroid Benu. Ironically it may have been a bit too successful. So much material was collected that the sample container lid stuck open and sample has been leaking out. It will be placed in a sealed reentry capsule assuming that doesn't g... Read allOSIRIS REx is a sample return mission to asteroid Benu. Ironically it may have been a bit too successful. So much material was collected that the sample container lid stuck open and sample has been leaking out. It will be placed in a sealed reentry capsule assuming that doesn't get stuck by floating particles from the sample. The sample is due back in 2023 then we'll ... Read all