Revisiting OSIRIS-REx
20 Aug
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Revisiting OSIRIS-REx

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NASA Space Technology Monika LuabeyaAug 19, 2024An OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule training model parachutes down in this image from Aug. 30, 2023. This drop test was part of NASA’s preparations for the return of samples from the asteroid Bennu on Sept. 24, 2023. OSIRIS-REx was the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid.This photo was chosen by the NASA HQ photo team as one of the 100 best photos of 2023. Celebrate World Photography Day by browsing the gallery on Flickr.Image Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber
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NASA’s Apollo 15 Captures Earth’s Crest Over the Lunar Horizon
20 Aug
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NASA’s Apollo 15 Captures Earth’s Crest Over the Lunar Horizon

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NASA Space Technology This view of the Earth’s crest over the lunar horizon was taken on July 29, 1971, during the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission. Astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden, and James Irwin launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a Saturn V launch vehicle. Credit: NASAThe Apollo 15 mission in 1971 marked a major advancement in lunar exploration with the debut of a sophisticated lunar rover. Astronauts Scott, Worden, and Irwin carried out extensive scientific experiments and explored new terrain during this groundbreaking journey.This view of the Earth’s crest over the lunar horizon was taken on July 29, 1971, during the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission. Astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden, and James Irwin launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a Saturn V launch vehicle.Designed to explore the...
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The death toll in the collision between a van and a truck in Sariaya, Quezon, has risen to 8
20 Aug
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The death toll in the collision between a van and a truck in Sariaya, Quezon, has risen to 8

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NASA Space Technology SARIAYA, Quezon - The death toll has risen to eight in the tragic accident in Sariaya, Quezon that happened this Sunday morning.This is after one of the seven seriously injured died in the hospital.At this time, six other wounded remain in the hospital.The relatives of the victims have arrived in Sariaya.Around 5:50 this Sunday morning when a delivery truck and a van collided on Maharlika Highway in Sto. Christ.Seven people were reported dead based on the police spot report this Sunday.According to the report of the Sariaya Municipal Police Station, the van was heading towards Manila while the truck was heading towards Bicol.It appears from the investigation that the van collided with the line of the oncoming delivery truck, which caused a severe collision. The driver may have fallen asleep.The Sariaya Municipal...
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Kansas Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Station
20 Aug
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Kansas Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Station

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NASA Space Technology Students from Topeka, Kansas, will have the opportunity Wednesday, Aug. 21, to have NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick and Tracy C. Dyson answer their prerecorded questions aboard the International Space Station.The 20-minute space-to-Earth call with students from Mose J. Whitson Elementary, Most Pure Heart Catholic School, and Aviation Explorers Post 8, will stream live at 10:30 a.m. EDT Aug. 21, on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agencys website. Learn how to stream NASA TV through various platforms, including social media.Media interested in covering the event must RSVP no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, by contacting Aaron Gray at agray@tps501.org or 785-295-2900.In preparation for the event, students from Whitson Elementary joined high school members of Aviation Explorers Post 8 for a local airport control tower tour and a...
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