NASA Overcomes Osiris-Rex Sample Return Fastener Issue

Osiris-Rex

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—The curation team for the Osiris-Rex sample return mission at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) here has managed to release two fasteners that have prevented full access to sample materials from the asteroid Bennu that were returned to Earth in late September. The curation team was forced to...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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