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NASA Is Struggling to Open Its Asteroid Sample Container
- ortusdux 3y agoLink to NASA's blog post - https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/2023/10/20/nasas-osiris-rex-achieves-sample-mass-milestone/ https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/2023/10/20/nasas-osiris-re... Two screws are stuck, and it sounds like their sterile tools can get the job done. They don't want to drill out the bolts and contaminate the samples. It looks like it will be a few weeks before they have new tools approved and sterilized. I wonder if they screws being stuck has anything to do with their exposure to space?