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This image, taken in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, shows sample tube number 266, which was used...
A top-down view of the OSIRIS-REx Touch-and-Go-Sample-Acquisition-Mechanism (TAGSAM) head with the lid removed,...
A view of the OSIRIS-REx sample canister with the lid removed, revealing the Touch and Go Sample Acquisition...
The first cored sample of Mars rock acquired by NASA's Perseverance rover is sealed inside its titanium container...
The Sample Analysis at Mars SAM instrument will analyze samples of Martian rock and soil collected by the rover arm...
Curation team members at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston successfully remove the two fasteners from the...
Goddard's Ritsko Wins 2011 SAVE Award The winner of the 2011 SAVE Award is Matthew Ritsko, a Goddard financial...
Engineer Abel Dizon explains how drop tests are conducted for a prototype lander being designed by NASA's Jet...
First TEGA Oven is Ready to Accept a Sample
Snow White Trench Prepared for Sample Collection
After Sample-Delivery Attempt, Sol 62
Microscope Image of a Martian Soil Surface Sample
Soil Still in Scoop After Sample-Delivery Attempt
Mid-Level Soil Sample for Oven Number Seven
On October 11, 2023, NASA’s Johnson Space Center hosted an event to provide a first look at the first asteroid...
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, left, listens as Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Robotics Resource...
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, right, listens as Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Robotics Resource...
Recovery teams participate in field rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from...
Recovery teams participate in field rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from...
Recovery teams participate in field rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from...
Intrepid Systems robot, foreground, and the University of Waterloo (Canada) robot, take to the practice field on...
Recovery teams participate in helicopter training in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from...
Recovery teams participate in helicopter training in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from...
Recovery teams participate in helicopter training in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from...