125 - The Ball Pit

Jake and Anthony are joined by Alec Maestas, OSIRIS-REx Systems Engineer and Real-Time Operations, to talk about the asteroid sample return mission on the eve(ish) of sample arrival.

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• OSIRIS-REx Mission
• OSIRIS-REx team completes final test before asteroid sample delivery - OSIRIS-REx Mission
• NASA gears up for return of OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample - SpaceNews
• NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is now on its way to asteroid Bennu - The Verge
• Stunning images show NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft stirring up rocks on an asteroid - The Verge
• NASA’s OSIRIS-REx was so good at grabbing asteroid rocks that they’re overflowing - The Verge
• NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe successfully stores small sample of asteroid rocks in its belly - The Verge

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