Planetary Society Blog

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Rosetta update: Two close flybys of an increasingly active comet

Posted: 21 Apr 2015 01:07 PM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...ta-update.html

In the two months since I last checked up on the Rosetta mission, the comet
has heated up, displaying more and more jet activity. Rosetta completed
very close flybys on February 14 and March 28, taking amazing photos. But
comet dust is making navigation difficult, so the mission is now keeping a
respectful distance from the comet and replanning its future path.

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Development of the OSIRIS-REx Sampling System: TAGSAM and the SRC

Posted: 21 Apr 2015 02:55 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest...siris-rex.html

The OSIRIS-REx team has been busy assembling and testing the Touch-and-Go
Sample Acquisition Mechanism (TAGSAM) and the Sample Return Capsule (SRC).