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What time is NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return capsule landing on Sept. 24?

What time is the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample landing? | Space Quiz! What time will NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return capsule land on Sept. 24? | Artemis 2 astronauts suit up for moon launch rehearsal
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September 22, 2023
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The Launchpad
What time is the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample landing?
(NASA)
NASA's OSIRIS-REx team has spent several years monitoring the spacecraft's trajectory, and have calculated its landing down to the minute.
Full Story: Space (9/22) 
Space Quiz! What time will NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return capsule land on Sept. 24?
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Artemis 2 astronauts suit up for moon launch rehearsal
(NASA/Frank Michaux)
Just like on their big day, expected to happen in 2024, they donned spacesuits, drove out to the launch pad and climbed the mobile launcher.
Full Story: Space (9/21) 
Skywatching
Autumnal equinox brings fall to the Northern Hemisphere
(NOAA; NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory)
The sun is currently migrating south, having spent the previous six months shining directly on the northern half of our planet.
Full Story: Space (9/22) 
Spaceflight
OSIRIS-REx spotted returning asteroid sample to Earth
(ESA)
We just got our first view of NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe carrying its asteroid sample toward Earth.
Full Story: Space (9/21) 
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