Category: touch-and-go

OSIRIS-REx will attempt its first asteroid sample collection next month

Post author By Randall
Post date September 25, 2020
Categories In asteroid, bennu, dirt, Nasa, News, osiris-rex, sample collection, Space, spacecraft, tag, Tech, tomorrow, touch-and-go

[ad_1] Once OSIRIS-REx has landed, a robotic sampling arm will perform Touch-And-Go (TAG) collection. The mission is to collect at least two ounces, or 60 grams, of rocky material. If the first TAG attempt in October does not collect enough material, OSIRIS-REx has onboard nitrogen charges to power two more attempts. The spacecraft is scheduled […]