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Not politics and not sports related.

The sample from the OSIRIS-REx landed in Utah and is not being prepared for transport to Houston.

A detailed view of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample capsule. The capsule weighs about 100 pounds and is the size of a large truck tire. Credit: Lockheed Martin Space.

3 posted on 09/24/2023 4:57:32 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)

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A capsule with a sample of asteroid Bennu inside, delivered to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023, by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, is seen shortly after touching down on the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range. Photo Credit: Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber.

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https://gizmodo.com/nasa-struggling-open-asteroid-sample-container-1850951047

32 posted on 10/24/2023 7:39:27 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)

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