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The author criticizes what they perceive as propaganda and waste of resources regarding the OSIRIS-REx mission, initiated by NASA. They question the authenticity of images and videos, particularly those depicting the sample collection from Bennu, an ancient Egyptian deity associated with rebirth. The author draws parallels between the myth of osiris and the mission, noting the god’s association with resurrection and the Bennu asteroid’s connection to the phoenix legend. They express skepticism about the technical details of the sample collection, particularly the simultaneous blowing and sucking action of the TAGSAM instrument and the jamming of the sample container’s seal. The author also scrutinizes the recovery process in Utah, questioning the lack of visible impact marks and the discrepancy between practice capsules and the actual returned capsule. They point to the presence of unidentified black dust on the capsule lid and the contrasting precautions taken by recovery teams versus those handling the sample later as further evidence of deception. The author suggests that the mission’s narrative, including the engineering feats required for the capsule’s precise landing, is fabricated. They also mention Janna Levin, an astrophysicist, and Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, in relation to the mission’s coverage. The author references Wikipedia, CNN, YouTube, getyimages, and Space.com as sources, and expresses concern about information being removed from the web. They also recall their own experiences during a college internship with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) studying pollen samples in Lake Huron, Michigan, USA, to highlight potential contamination issues. The author notes that the OSIRIS-REx mission is a precursor to a future mission to Apophis called OSIRIS-APEX. The curation of the collected samples will occur at NASA’s Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Directorate (ARES) and Japan’s Extraterrestrial Sample Curation Center. The author also mentions Brett Tingley, an editor at Space.com, and Lockheed Martin’s Waterton Canyon, Colorado installation for capsule recovery practice. The article concludes by highlighting a Daily Mail article about mysterious black dust found on the capsule.
List of Subjects, Names, References, Locations, Companies, etc.:
- OSIRIS-REx
- NASA
- Bennu
- ancient Egyptian deity
- osiris
- Janna Levin
- Astrophysicist
- Columbia
- A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines
- Bingham Fellowship for Writers
- Mary Shelley
- Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
- London
- Paris
- Ministry of Truth
- Isis
- Set
- Roman Empire
- Christianity
- Phoenix
- Greek mythology
- Wikipedia
- TAGSAM
- Utah
- Utah Test and Training Range
- Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Directorate (ARES)
- Japan’s Extraterrestrial Sample Curation Center
- Apophis
- OSIRIS-APEX
- Space.com
- Brett Tingley
- Clemson University
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Appalachian mountains
- Lockheed Martin
- Waterton Canyon, Colorado
- Wendover Utah
- Daily Mail
- Miles (platform creator)
- CNN
- YouTube
- getyimages
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- Lake Huron, Michigan, USA
- Flickr
- gsfc (likely Goddard Space Flight Center, inferred from Flickr URL)
- France (mentioned implicitly via Paris)
- England (mentioned implicitly via Mary Shelley)