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NASA unable to open asteroid sample canister, working on new ways
short by Ashley Paul / on Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
NASA said after successfully collecting over 70 grams of asteroid sample found on the outside of the sampler head of OSIRIS-REx mission's TAGSAM, the agency has been unable to access the remaining sample. "After multiple attempts, two of TAGSAM head's 35 fasteners couldn't be removed," NASA said. It added it'll work on new procedures to remove the remaining asteroid sample.
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