Asteroid Sample Return being covered live

[glend]

Here is a link to the Japanese Osiris asteroid sample live coverage of the return to Earth, happening tonight I believe.

https://www.space.com/osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-return-telescope-livestream

[glend]

Capsule has been successfully recovered after landing in the Utah desert test range.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/24/nasa-osiris-rex-mission-bennu-asteroid-sample-earth

[leon]

Yes Glen saw that on the news this morning, good stuff.

Leon

[alpal]

What if they find microbes in it?

[glend]

It was taken to a specially prepared isolation lab, before It was opened. Or so they say..

[alpal]

I hope so.
Read here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panspermia

Panspermia (from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pan) 'all ', and σπέρμα (sperma) 'seed') is the hypothesis that life exists throughout the Universe, distributed by space dust,[1] meteoroids,[2] asteroids, comets,[3] and planetoids,[4] as well as by spacecraft carrying unintended contamination by microorganisms.

cheers
Allan

[strongmanmike]

Definitely a movie in that :)

Mike

[multiweb]

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/151863/osiris-rex-prepares-to-return-asteroid-sample