This spherical container has been engineered to house the most scientifically valuable cargo imaginable: samples brought back from the Red Planet. Still probably many years in the future and most ...
About a month ago, pristine samples from an asteroid landed on Earth while enclosed within a tight capsule. The sample canister was designed to keep the main chunk of the asteroid safe during its ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Between 1969 and 1972, Apollo astronauts brought back to Earth a total of nine containers of moon ...
Apollo mission planners were really smart. Recognizing that future scientists will have better tools and richer scientific insights, they refrained from opening a portion of the lunar samples returned ...
WINNIPEG, July 27, 2012 /CNW/ - The Canadian Grain Commission will launch its Accredited Container Sampler Program and Certified Container Sampling Program on August 1, following the successful ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container (ALSRC) was an aluminum box with a triple seal. It was used on Apollo lunar ...
Between 1969 and 1972, Apollo astronauts brought back to Earth a total of nine containers of moon material that were sealed on the lunar surface. Two of the larger sealed samples were collected by ...