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Panoramic of some of the exhibits available on the campus of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) during their...
Posters for the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) "TouchTomorrow" education and outreach event are seen posted...
A University of Waterloo Robotics Team member tests their robot on the practice field two days prior to the NASA-WPI...
From left to right, NASA Astromaterials Curator Francis McCubbin, University of Arizona OSIRIS-REx Principal...
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory dropped this prototype to learn how a future Sample Return Lander...
This illustration shows the proposed process for safely recovering, containing, and transporting Mars samples...
This illustration shows a concept of how the NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle, carrying tubes containing rock and soil...
This artist concept shows the proposed NASA Mars sample return mission above the red planet.
This artist concept of a proposed Mars sample return mission portrays the launch of an ascent vehicle. The solar...
The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert, Sunday,...
Curation teams process the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in a cleanroom, Sunday, Sept. 24,...
The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is transferred to a cleanroom, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, at...
Curation teams process the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in a cleanroom, Sunday, Sept. 24,...
Curation teams process the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in a cleanroom, Sunday, Sept. 24,...
Curation teams process the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in a cleanroom, Sunday, Sept. 24,...
The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert, Sunday,...
The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert, Sunday,...
The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert, Sunday,...
Curation teams process the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in a cleanroom, Sunday, Sept. 24,...
A training model of the sample return capsule is seen during a drop test in preparation for the retrieval of the...
A training model of the sample return capsule is seen following rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the...
A training model of the sample return capsule is seen from the cockpit of a helicopter as recovery teams participate...
A training model of the sample return capsule is seen during a drop test in preparation for the retrieval of the...
A training model of the sample return capsule is seen during a drop test in preparation for the retrieval of the...