Comments by "Dr Gamma D" (@DrDeuteron) on "" video.

  1. “The OSIRIS-REx sample return is classified as an unrestricted Earth-return so there don’t need to be any protocols put in place from a public safety and Planetary Protection perspective,” said Nick Benardini, Planetary Protection officer. “Due to this type of target body having only some of the key formational and evolutionary organic molecules necessary for life, there is no chance that the sample from Bennu could contain living organisms.”
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  2.  @andreasu.3546  no one wants an RTG coming back to Earth. That is a hell to the no.
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  3. hmmm..In my experience it's been AGL, with ground levels far below "sea" level.
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  4. they screwed the chute up again!
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  5. those are all different ppl, except for the watching part.
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  6. I think they're nylon, polyester, and kevlar. Nothing fancy. Qualifying a chute is ultra expensive, so go with heritage.
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  7.  @stuartgray5877  idk. I know Casinni was protested because it went to Venus and back to earth for a gravitational boost on its way to 🪐….just a flyby with a one in zillion chance of an accidental uncontrolled re entry
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