NASA has recently announced that its spacecraft, Osiris-Rex, will be undergoing a parachute deployment sequence in order to complete its mission to land on the asteroid Bennu. This sequence is expected to take place in the early hours of December 2023, and will be the first of its kind for a mission of this type. The parachute deployment sequence involves releasing two drogue parachutes to slow the spacecraft’s descent, followed by the deployment of the main chute and finally the separation of the spacecraft from the chute. Once the sequence is complete, Osiris-Rex will begin its approach to Bennu, where it will collect samples and return them to Earth. This is an exciting step for NASA, and marks the first time a mission of this type has been attempted.

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source: Phys.org