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The
OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule landed successfully on 24 September at
14:52 UT (10:52 a.m. EDT). It was picked up by helicopter and transported to a
temporary clean room, and then flown to Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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The JAXA (Japan)
Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)
mission launched on September 6 at 23:42:11 UT (7:42:11 p.m. EDT) and
successfully separated 47 minutes later to begin its roughly 5 month journey
to the lunar surface.
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Chandrayaan 3
Vikram lander touched down successfully on the Moon on 23 August at about
12:33 UT (8:33 a.m. EDT) and is operating on the surface.
- 1884
- Asteroid 243 Ida discovered by Johann Palisa.
- 1962
- Alouette 1 launched (by U.S.), Canada becomes third nation to completely design and build a satellite.
- 2009
- MESSENGER makes its third flyby of Mercury at an altitude of 228 km.
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