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kellylepo@astrodon.social ("Kelly Lepo") wrote:
NASA Photos from today's OSIRIS-REx sample landing:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/albums/72177720311435828/with/53210646183/
#OSIRISRex
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- The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the Utah desert. The blackened gumdrop-shaped capsule is sitting on its heat shield. It has a bright orange and yellow circle on its side. The dark capsule contrasts with green scrub bushes as well as the pale, pinkish soil and mountains in the background. (remote)
- Lockheed Martin System Safety Engineer Victoria Thiem performs preliminary checks on the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. The engineer stands in front of the blackened, gumdrop-shaped capsule, holding a black object with an antenna in her hand and leaning slightly over the capsule. Behind her are two bags, one on top of the other. The top bag is clear plastic with a white and yellow rectangular object inside. The dark capsule contrasts with green scrub bushes as well as the pale, pinkish soil. (remote)
- Lockheed Martin Mission Operations Assurance Lead Graham Miller, Lockheed Martin Recovery Specialist Michael Kaye, and Lockheed Martin Recovery Specialist Levi Hanish, prepare the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission for transport. The three recovery specialists surround the capsule, squatting down to cover it in protective plastic layers. They are wearing nitrile gloves, hiking gear with long sleeves and pants, and ballcaps. The capsule sits on top of two sheets of plastic in the Utah desert. The top sheet is clear with transparent orange tape being applied by the recovery specialists. The bottom sheet is grey with black straps. (remote)
- Curation teams process the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in a cleanroom. Three people stand around the opened capsule. They are covered head to toe in white cleanroom "bunny suits". The opened capsule is a mess of orange tubes and metallic boxes. A fourth person stands off to the side, also in a bunny suit, photographing them with a camera. (remote)
