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CHSM presents OSIRIS-REx Mission
Saturday, February 17, 2024, 01:00pm - 03:00pm
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It's out of this world! 

Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx)

OSIRIS-Rex was the first American mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid.  It successfully gathered surface materials from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu in 2020 and then returned them to Earth on Sept 24, 2023 by dropping a Sample Return Capsule (SRC) into the atmosphere.  This SRC withstood a fiery reentry that was hotter than the Apollo lunar missions, then deployed two parachutes to land in northwest Utah at a DOD training range.  The main spacecraft, now renamed OSIRIS-APEX continued on, back into solar orbit on a new 7 year mission to observe another near-Earth asteroid Apophis.

The spacecraft and SRC were both designed and built here in Littleton Colorado at the Lockheed-Martin plant at Waterton Canyon, home to many prior Mars and deep space spacecraft. Bill Willcockson was one of the principal designers of the OSIRIS-REx SRC, his last spacecraft mission, before retiring in 2018 following a career spanning more than 40 years.

Purchase tickets here ($10 members/$12 non-members): https://www.simpletix.com/e/osiris-rex-mission-tickets-155204

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The Mission of the Conifer Historical Society and Museum is to share the region's legacy by collecting, preserving and exhibiting historical and cultural materials.

Location The Little White Schoolhouse, 26951 Barkley Rd, Conifer, CO 80433
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