NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Surpasses Asteroid Sample Collection Goal

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Surpasses Asteroid Sample Collection Goal
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OSIRIS-REx curation team members at NASA’s Johnson Space Center begin the process of removing and flipping the TAGSAM from the avionics deck of the science canister. Credit: NASA/James BlairIn the last week, the team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston changed its approach to opening the TAGSAM head, which contained the bulk of the rocks and dust collected by the spacecraft in 2020.

Taken on October 27, 2020, this imaging sequence shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully placing its sample collector head into the Sample Return Capsule . The sequence begins with the collector head hovering over the SRC after the Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism arm and moving it into the proper position for capture. At the end of the sequence, the collector head is secured onto the capture ring in the SRC. A few particles can also be seen escaping from the capsule.

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