Spaceflight Now: Touting its ability to lay the groundwork for future human voyages, NASA officials announced Wednesday a robotic probe named OSIRIS-REx will launch to an asteroid in 2016 and return up to 4 pounds of rock and dust to Earth seven years later.
Led by a research team at the University of Arizona in Tucson, OSIRIS-REx will approach a carbon-rich asteroid and collect samples with an air gun. Scientists expect the asteroid harbors organic molecules, the building blocks that may have kick-started life on Earth.
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About Marlon Campbell
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Marlon Campbell is a prolific Production Designer and Technical Director, working primarily in New York City. His precise, deliberate, and imaginative style is applied to Graphic Design, Film & Theatrical Production, and Internet Communications. His work can be seen in logos, posters, stationary, CD covers, web sites, videos & films, stage shows, and publicity materials for a variety of artists, entrepreneurs, and organizations. He is the Executive Director of Theatre of the Living Word, based in St. Albans, NY.
