NASA's OSIRIS REx Sample Return Mission - Asteroid Bennu

Send us Fan MailSummary:  Dave and Rob let the dust settle on the OSIRIS-REx mission and discuss its origins, launch, flight, return, and current status. As of recording on November 9th, 2023 the return mission succeeded, but the sample was stuck inside the collection chamberSourcesSpaceflight 101 The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft Beyond Earth A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958-2016, Asif A. Siddiqi. https://www.nasa.gov/history/history-publications-and-resources/nasa-history-series/beyond-earth/ NASA Acronyms https://science.nasa.gov/acronyms/ https://science.nasa.gov/mission/osiris-rex/in-depth/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/Lockheed Martin https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/osiris-rex.htmlSpace.com https://www.space.com/33776-osiris-rex.htmlAsteroid Mission https://www.asteroidmission.org/NASA Eyes on Asteroids https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/asteroids/#/home Find Dave “Cosmos Safari” www.cosmossafari.com@cosmossafari on YouTubeInstagramFacebookXTikTokFind Rob the “Last Minute Astronomer”@lastminuteastronomer on YouTube InstagramFacebookSupport the showCheck out the video version of this podcast on the Cosmos Safari YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/c/cosmossafari