OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Time Capsule

OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Time Capsule

From September 2 to September 30, the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission and The Planetary Society collected tweets and images as part of the Asteroid Time Capsule Campaign, which invited the public to tweet or post an image on Instagram (with hashtag #asteroidmission) to answer the question: Where are we now and where will we be in 2023 in Solar System exploration? Top tweets and images will be etched on the silicon wafer, which will be placed in the Sample Return Capsule (SRC). An identical wafer will be placed on the spacecraft. All entries will be archived in a virtual Time Capsule kept at the University of Arizona and scheduled to be opened in 2023. More information about the mission, ways to get involved, and the campaign is available at asteroidmission.org. This campaign served as a complement to Messages to Bennu, which collected participant names for a ride on the spacecraft.