Only minutes away from landing! The #OSIRISREx main parachute has deployed at about 5,050 feet (1540m) to slow down the speed of the sample capsule. pic.twitter.com/2XzvRMKshz
— NASA (@NASA) September 24, 2023
TOUCHDOWN! The #OSIRISREx sample capsule landed at the Utah Test and Training Range at 10:52am ET (1452 UTC) after a 3.86-billion mile journey. This marks the US's first sample return mission of its kind and will open a time capsule to the beginnings of our solar system. pic.twitter.com/N8fun14Plt
— NASA (@NASA) September 24, 2023
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— NASA (@NASA) September 24, 2023
The #OSIRISREx sample return capsule containing rock and dust collected in space from asteroid Bennu has arrived at temporary clean room in Utah. The 4.5-billion-year-old sample will soon head to @NASA_Johnson for curation and analysis. pic.twitter.com/Ke0PcDAKt0