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1. AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 15:21:16 UTC AkaSci 🛰️

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   Now descending with the parachute. What a beautiful sight!

   #OSIRISREX #Bennu
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   • AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 15:21:16 UTC AkaSci 🛰️

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     We have touchdown!!!

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

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     The landing site for the OSIRIS-REx capsule is at the Air Force Utah Test and Training Range, about 100 km west of Salt Lake City.

     https://www.google.com/maps/place/Utah+Test+and+Training+Range+(South+part)/@40.625279,-113.3888656,151645m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x80ac945c83c2c2ab:0x4f35189facdd8918!8m2!3d40.6571368!4d-113.4382994!16zL20vMGR6ZG0y?entry=ttu
     #OSIRISREX #Bennu
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   • AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 15:21:17 UTC AkaSci 🛰️

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

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     First sighting of the OSIRIS-REx capsule as it entered the atmosphere at 10:42 a.m. EDT.

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdwyqctp908
     #OSIRISREX #Bennu
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   • AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 15:21:18 UTC AkaSci 🛰️

     Webcast of OSIRIS-REx sample return mission has begun.

     Another 15,000 km to go before touchdown.

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdwyqctp908
     #OSIRISREX #Bennu
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