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October 20, 2020

DO NOT Miss This... OSIRIS-REx To Collect Sample From Bennu’s Surface

The Spacecraft Will Maneuver Down To Bennu’s Rocky And Dusty Surface To Collect A Sample

Today, Tuesday, OSIRIS-REx will attempt a historic feat for NASA -- to collect the first samples from an asteroid’s surface. Seriously, folks, take some time out of your day to keep up with this... an extraordinary bit of history in the making. During Touch-And-Go (TAG), the spacecraft will maneuver down to the selected Nightingale site on Bennu’s rocky and dusty surface to collect a sample for return to Earth in 2023. OSIRIS-REx launched Sept. 8, 2016, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and many folks across IV&V and NASA worked hard to make the project happen.

Nokia Selected By NASA To Build First Ever Cellular Network On The Moon

If you live in a part of the world where your cell service could use some serious improvement, be prepared to be annoyed... Nokia has announced further details after being named by NASA as a partner to advance "Tipping Point" technologies for the Moon, deploying the first LTE/4G communications system in space and helping pave the way towards sustainable human presence on the lunar surface.