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Emery, an assistant professor in theearthand planetary sciences department, is helpingNASAlead a sample-returnmissionto the unnamedasteroid, 1999 RQ36. The $800 million mission is coined OSIRIS-REx, which stands for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer. ...
That experiment calls for testing how second-generation inflatable spacecraft technology performs upon re-entry in Earth's atmosphere. The test is important because NASA officials believe an inflatable heat shield could be what helps them land astronauts on Mars and return larger loads of supplies fr...