{"id":15280,"date":"2016-08-25T22:13:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T14:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-atlas-5-rocket-assembled-for-launch-of-asteroid-sample-return-probe\/"},"modified":"2016-08-25T22:13:01","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T14:13:01","slug":"photos-atlas-5-rocket-assembled-for-launch-of-asteroid-sample-return-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-atlas-5-rocket-assembled-for-launch-of-asteroid-sample-return-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Atlas 5 rocket assembled for launch of asteroid sample return probe"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Cape Canaveral\u2019s Vertical Integration Facility, adjacent to the Complex 41 launch pad, workers with United Launch Alliance stacked the Atlas 5 rocket that will propel NASA\u2019s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on its voyage to Asteroid Bennu.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Aug. 8, the first stage was erected onto the mobile launch platform parked inside the assembly building. A single solid rocket booster that will provide added thrust at liftoff was mounted to the first stage on Tuesday, Aug. 9. The pre-stacked interstage, Centaur upper stage and boattail was hoisted into place on Thursday, Aug. 11.<\/p>\n

The daring mission will bring up to four pounds of the asteroid back to Earth in a parachute-equipped re-entry capsule for scientists to examine in sophisticated Earth laboratories.<\/p>\n

Launch is planned for Sept. 8 at 7:05 p.m. EDT (2305 GMT). The probe gets to Bennu in two years to begin mapping the asteroid and looking for a scientifically-rich sample site. The specimen will be collected with the craft\u2019s 11-foot-long robotic arm in 2020. The two-year return voyage concludes with landing in Utah in September 2023.<\/p>\n

Photo credit: NASA\/Glenn Benson and Kim Shiflett<\/strong><\/p>\n

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See earlier OSIRIS-REx coverage.<\/p>\n

Our Atlas archive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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