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A recovery team member is seen with the training model of the sample return capsule following a drop test in...
A training model of the sample return capsule is seen during field rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of...
A training model of the sample return capsule is seen during a drop test in preparation for the retrieval of the...
This artist concept of a proposed Mars sample return mission portrays the separation of an Earth entry vehicle,...
From left to right, NASA Astromatierals Curator Francis McCubbin, NASA Sample Return Capsule Science Lead Scott...
From left to right, NASA Sample Return Capsule Science Lead Scott Sandford, NASA Astromaterials Curator Francis...
This illustration depicts the Mars Earth Entry System for the Mars Sample Return campaign. The system would contain...
The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen en route to the cleanroom, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023,...
Lockheed Martin System Safety Engineer Victoria Thiem performs preliminary checks on the sample return capsule from...
University of Arizona OSIRIS-REx Principal Investigator Dante Lauretta, second from the left, answers questions from...
NASA Chief Scientist Eileen Stansbery, right, answers questions from reporters during an OSIRIS-REx sample return...
Lockheed Martin OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule Ground Recovery Lead Richard Witherspoon, top right, delivers...
Members of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Flight Operations team are seen operating a helicopter as the sample...
University of Arizona OSIRIS-REx Principal Investigator Dante Lauretta, right, answers questions from reporters...
The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen en route to the cleanroom, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023,...
A crater made by the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the...
Lockheed Martin Deep Space Exploration Chief Engineer Tim Priser, third from the left, answers questions from...
The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is lowered into the parking lot in front of the cleanroom...
On Scene Commander of Recovery Jasmine Nakayama attaches the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to...
On Scene Commander of Recovery Jasmine Nakayama attaches the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to...
On Scene Commander of Recovery Jasmine Nakayama attaches the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to...
NASA Office of Communications Senior Science Communications Officer Karen Fox calls on reporters during an...
NASA Planetary Science Division Director Lori Glaze, left, answers questions from reporters during an OSIRIS-REx...
The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen en route to the cleanroom, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023,...