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The Rubble from Space Burns In
Half a Pound of History
The OSIRIS-REx sample capsule successfully delivered the promised rubble from space and the asteroid Bennu into the desert in the middle of nowhere in Utah on Sunday Sept 24, 2023.
The reentry fall from space from 27,000 mph to 10 mph was a bit dramatic. No one could tell by visual observation during the reentry whether or not the drogue chute deployed up…
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Sep 27, 2023
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Fat Fish Farmer
Tags NASA, Bennu, ARES, OSIRIS-REx, OSIRIS-Apex
Asteroid Sample Rubble Drops In
Bennu To Barf Up the Gravel in Utah
The OSIRIS-REx sample return mission from the asteroid Bennu will occur on Sunday Sept 24, 2023 at 7:00AM PDST in the Utah desert.
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft performed a successful final course correction burn maneuver this last Sunday (Sept. 17, 2023).
The soon to be renamed NASA and JPL spacecraft is projected to release the sample return capsule…
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Sep 20, 2023
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Fat Fish Farmer
Tags Bennu, asteroids, mines, OSIRIS-REx, video
Of Rocks and Spin At Bennu
Microgravity Matters and Near Earth Objects
When I was a child, I earned candy money from my father in a unique way. Candy talk somehow seems appropriate in this post-election week where the eye candy and repetitive brand pitches are inescapable. “Watch the shiny object” is an ever-present political rant. These days we could all live well if we were simply paid a prorated rate to endure the current steady state of political…
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Nov 10, 2022
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Fat Fish Farmer
Tags asteroids, spin, Bennu, NASA, gravity, microgravity, ORISIS-REx