Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 11, 2021 #1 Share Posted May 11, 2021 NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads for Earth with Asteroid Sample Quote After nearly five years in space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with an abundance of rocks and dust from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. On Monday, May 10, at 4:23 p.m. EDT the spacecraft fired its main engines full throttle for seven minutes – its most significant maneuver since it arrived at Bennu in 2018. This burn thrust the spacecraft away from the asteroid at 600 miles per hour (nearly 1,000 kilometers per hour), setting it on a 2.5-year cruise towards Earth. Read More: NASA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchopwn Posted May 20, 2021 #2 Share Posted May 20, 2021 This is enormous news. Hopefully we will soon start mining asteroids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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