Monday, 25 September 2023

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule Lands in the Utah Desert


The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/UCaFGnS
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