Untitled attachment

Notices where this attachment appears

1. AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 15:21:17 UTC AkaSci 🛰️

   in reply to

   Half an hour to go before the OSIRIS-REx capsule, now 5,000 km away, hits Earth's atmosphere. Note that the capsule is spin-stabilized and carries no thrusters. It's trajectory is all based on science, physics and math!

   There are no location sensors on the capsule either, so it will be tracked using radar and optical and infra-red cameras.

   An optical camera aboard a NASA H135 helicopter will provide a live feed of the descent and landing soon.

   https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/
   #OSIRISREX #Bennu
   8/n