NASA Media Invitation: Covering the Asteroid Sample Return

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

☄️ NASA Media Invitation: Covering the Asteroid Sample Return.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is set to deliver the agency's first asteroid sample collected in space to Earth on September 24, 2023. Media representatives interested in covering the landing and related mission activities are invited to register for access. NASA will also host a media teleconference on June 26 to provide logistics information for covering the landing. In the months leading up to the return, there will be various events and opportunities for media coverage, including clean room tours, curation lab media day, capsule return rehearsal, pre-landing news conferences, and the sample capsule landing itself. Media interested in attending these events must register online within the specified deadlines.

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