{"id":2042724,"date":"2023-09-23T20:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T00:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-readies-for-historic-arrival-of-first-samples-taken-from-an-asteroid-while-in-space\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T20:08:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T00:08:26","slug":"nasa-readies-for-historic-arrival-of-first-samples-taken-from-an-asteroid-while-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-readies-for-historic-arrival-of-first-samples-taken-from-an-asteroid-while-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA prepares for historic arrival of first samples collected from asteroid in space."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnasa-readies-for-historic-arrival-of-first-samples-taken-from-an-asteroid-while-in-space%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2042724&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>NASA&#8217;s Historic Mission: Bringing Home an Asteroid Sample<\/h2>\n<p>For the first time in its\u200b history, the National\u200d Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) is preparing for an extraordinary event\u2014the arrival\u2062 of the first samples of an\u200c asteroid collected in space.<\/p>\n<p>NASA&#8217;s spacecraft, nicknamed Osiris-Rex, \u200cis on a mission to \u2063bring\u200c home a sample of the celestial body known as \u2064Bennu. This spacecraft, officially called the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer, is scheduled to complete its mission on Sunday morning (Sept. 24).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Scientists believe \u200bthat the asteroid Bennu is \u2064representative of the solar\u2063 system&#8217;s own oldest materials, forged in a large, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-readies-for-historic-arrival-of-first-samples-taken-from-an-asteroid-while-in-space\/\" title=\"NASA prepares for historic arrival of first samples collected from asteroid in space.\">giant-star supernova explosion<\/a>,&#8221; said Lori\u2064 Glaze, director of NASA&#8217;s Planetary Science Division, during a prelanding\u200c press call on Sept. \u200d22.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/science\/nasa-spacecraft-delivering-biggest-sample-yet-from-an-asteroid-5495465?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>NASA Spacecraft Delivering Biggest Sample yet From an Asteroid<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/21\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/science\/nasa-astronaut-frank-rubio-breaks-us-record-for-longest-spaceflight-5490333?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>NASA\u2064 Astronaut Frank Rubio Breaks US Record for Longest Spaceflight<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/16\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;And for this reason, NASA is investing in these missions devoted to small bodies to increase our understanding of how our solar system formed and how it evolved,&#8221; Glaze \u200dadded.<\/p>\n<p>This groundbreaking \u2064mission is managed by NASA&#8217;s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, in partnership with the\u2062 University of \u200dArizona and Lockheed Martin Space. Osiris-Rex also collaborated with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and\u200b the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency&#8217;s (JAXA) Hayabusa2 mission.<\/p>\n<p>After its launch on Sept. 8,\u2063 2016, Osiris-Rex is set to \u2063touchdown at the U.S. Department\u2062 of Defense&#8217;s Utah Test \u2062and Training Range on Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. (EDT). However, if\u200c any\u200c issues arise, the next opportunity for landing won&#8217;t be until\u2064 September \u20622025.<\/p>\n<p>Once the landing site\u200b is deemed safe, the spacecraft will be moved into a &#8220;clean room&#8221; to\u200b protect \u2064the sample from contamination. The sample will then be transported to the\u200d Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, under constant liquid nitrogen &#8220;purge&#8221; to prevent interference from earthly\u200b matter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>NASA logos in the conference room of\u2062 the Astronaut Crew Quarters (ACQ) at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on June 14,\u200c 2022. (Eva Marie\u2064 Uzcategui\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;One of the key scientific objectives of Osiris-Rex \u2062is to return a pristine \u2063sample, and\u200b pristine means that no foreign material hampers our investigation during sample\u2063 analysis,&#8221;\u2062 explained Osiris-Rex curation lead \u200cNicole Lunning.<\/p>\n<p>Dante Lauretta, the Osiris-Rex principal investigator \u2063from the University of Arizona, estimates that the spacecraft is carrying around 250 grams of asteroid material. The mission&#8217;s goal was to \u2064gather a minimum of 60 grams.<\/p>\n<p>NASA will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oan-to-provide-live-coverage-of-president-trumps-save-america-rally-in-ariz-on-jan-15th\/\" title=\"OAN to provide live coverage of President Trump\u2019s \u2018Save America\u2019 rally in Ariz. on Jan. 15th\">provide live coverage<\/a> \u2062of the landing on NASA TV, the NASA app, \u200dand its website. A post-landing press conference is scheduled for 5 p.m. (EDT) on the same day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/islamist-receives-life-sentence-for-2015-attacks-in-paris\/\" title=\"Islamist receives life sentence for 2015 attacks in Paris\">undated image made<\/a> available by NASA shows\u2064 the Osiris-Rex spacecraft&#8217;s primary sample collection site, named &#8220;Nightingale,&#8221; on the asteroid Bennu on Oct. 21, 2020. (NASA\/Goddard\/University of Arizona \u200cvia AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If all\u200b goes according to plan, researchers will be able to open the container by Sept. 26. However, video footage and initial\u2064 insights\u200b will not be available until Oct. 11.<\/p>\n<p>Osiris-Rex&#8217;s return coincides with the first anniversary of the successful Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), which demonstrated a concept that could help protect Earth from potentially hazardous asteroids. DART successfully \u200credirected the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos on Sept. 26, \u200b2022.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, this\u200b mission arrives just before \u200cthe launch of NASA&#8217;s next asteroid-focused mission, Psyche. Psyche is set to explore the asteroid \u2062Psyche, a\u2062 never-before-seen metal-rich asteroid, \u200dand is scheduled to launch on Oct. \u20635, 2023.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What potential \u200bbenefits, both scientific and economic, could the study of asteroids like Bennu offer<\/h2>\n<p><span> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24\/1-24-640x387.jpg\" alt=\"Osiris-Rex spacecraft\" width=\"640\" height=\"387\"><figcaption>The Osiris-Rex spacecraft, \u200ddesigned to bring\u2063 home a sample of the asteroid Bennu. (NASA\/Goddard\/University of Arizona\/Lockheed Martin Space)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Scientists are especially excited about the prospect of studying the asteroid Bennu\u200b up close. Bennu is a\u2063 carbon-rich asteroid that is approximately the size of a small mountain. It is believed to be a remnant from the early formation of our solar system, which makes it a valuable source\u200d of information about the origins of life on \u200cEarth.<\/p>\n<p>The Osiris-Rex spacecraft spent the past two years orbiting\u200b Bennu, carefully mapping its \u200csurface and collecting data. It then performed\u2062 two touch-and-go\u200d maneuvers to grab samples of the asteroid&#8217;s regolith, or \u200bsurface material. The spacecraft&#8217;s robotic arm used a blast of nitrogen gas to stir up surface material and capture it in a sample container. It \u2062is estimated that the \u200bspacecraft collected at least 60 grams of asteroid \u200cmaterial, which will be the largest sample of an asteroid ever returned to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Once the sample is safely back on Earth, scientists \u200dwill have \u2063the opportunity to study it in great detail. They hope\u2063 to learn more about the \u200bcomposition and structure of asteroids\u200b like Bennu, as well as gain insights into the processes that led to the formation of our solar system. This \u2064information may help scientists better understand the potential for life on other planets.<\/p>\n<p>The return of the\u200c asteroid\u200b sample is \u200da significant milestone for NASA and the scientific community. It is\u200c a\u200c testament to the ingenuity and capabilities of the space agency, as well as the collaboration between international partners. The mission signals a new era of\u2064 space \u200bexploration, one that focuses on \u200bstudying small celestial bodies and unlocking the secrets of our cosmic \u200dorigins.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to\u2064 its scientific value, the mission also holds\u200b potential economic\u2063 benefits. \u200cAsteroid mining has long been theorized as a way to extract valuable \u200dresources from these celestial bodies, such as rare metals and\u2062 water. By studying asteroids up close and analyzing their composition, scientists may be able to develop\u200b new technologies and strategies for future space exploration and \u2063resource utilization.<\/p>\n<p>As the Osiris-Rex \u200bspacecraft prepares \u2064to make its historic landing, the excitement and anticipation are palpable. The successful completion of this mission will\u200b not only be a triumph for NASA\u2064 and its partners, \u2064but\u2062 for all of humanity. It will be a\u2063 testament\u2064 to our collective curiosity and ambition, and a step forward in our\u2063 ongoing quest to explore \u200bthe wonders of the universe.<\/p>\n<p>So, as Sunday morning approaches, the world eagerly awaits the arrival of the Osiris-Rex spacecraft and the treasure \u200dit carries\u2014a piece of an asteroid, a glimpse \u200binto the distant past, and a glimpse of the future of space exploration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA is eagerly anticipating the arrival of the first-ever samples collected from an asteroid in space. The Osiris-Rex mission, set to conclude on Sunday morning (Sept. 24), will bring back a sample of this celestial body, known as Osiris-Rex, marking a significant milestone in NASA&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2129,"featured_media":2042725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2042724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2042724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2042725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2042724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2042724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2042724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}