Earth Return & Sample Science |
Earth Return & Sample Science |
Oct 24 2020, 07:02 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 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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Oct 24 2023, 07:32 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 544 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 557 |
They are continuing to slowly gather up the returned sample, including a bit from just inside the sampler head around the mylar flap. They've hit a snag removing that flap, so may be awhile before they get all of the material. Up to now they've collected 70.3 grams, so they have already passed the 60 gram goal.
Link to current blog entry: Sample mass milestone QUOTE In the last week, the team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston changed its approach to opening the TAGSAM head, which contained the bulk of the rocks and dust collected by the spacecraft in 2020. After multiple attempts at removal, the team discovered two of the 35 fasteners on the TAGSAM head could not be removed with the current tools approved for use in the OSIRIS-REx glovebox ...
As a first step, the team successfully accessed some of the material by holding down the head’s mylar flap and removing the sample inside with tweezers or a scoop, depending on material size. The collection and containment of material through this method, combined with the earlier collection of material located outside the head, yielded a total mass exceeding the 60 grams required. |
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