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![]() Merciless Robot ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 ![]() |
Now that the 'boop' has been completed (with spectacular success!), we'll move the discussion to here for subsequent mission events.
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Release is September 24. I'd imagine that 3mm/s is about being in the right place in the gravity well when separation happens, after which the spacecraft 'diverts':
https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/2023/09/1...s-landing-zone/ ... an important diversion, because it's supposed to rendezvous and orbit Apophis in 2029-2030. |
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