NASA finally figures out how to open a $1-billion canister
NASA finally figures out how to open a $1-billion canister
Late last year, a spacecraft containing samples of a 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid landed safely in the desert after a 1.2-billion mile journey.
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OP you need to work on your emotions and stop the clickbaity titles.
17 2 ReplyHaha, not my title, the article's. I don't change them too often because it disrupts my flow going through my RSS feeds while I select things I want to get into in depth myself, and I know publishers make these decisions for a reason. The text is pretty ok though. Feel free to downvote them.
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Why didn't they just use a socket wrench?
This is why you don't send an scientest to do an engineer's job
3 0 ReplyPics of the sample in this article
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-osiris-rex-curation-team-reveals-remaining-asteroid-sample/
3 0 ReplyI could've done it in like 10mins. Easy-peasy. Oxy-acetylene torch, fastener can't be stuck if it's a liquid.
27 30 ReplyIt is being stored and a clean room that is temp controlled any heat or anything would contaminate the sample.
20 10 ReplyThanks poindexter. It was a joke.
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Funny, not sure why people can't understand it's a joke. But I've learned my lesson that I always add /S when I do the sarc joke
8 2 ReplyYeah, lot of people with zero chill
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