Asteroid Time Capsule

September 5, 2014 -

The OSIRIS-REx team invites the public to send messages in a time capsule aboard their spacecraft launching in 2016. The mission will collect short statements and images about Solar System exploration – today and predictions for the next decade – to seal in a time capsule. After the spacecraft travels to Bennu and back, mission managers will open the time capsule in 2023 to check on the predictions.

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Using Twitter and Instagram try to predict how we will be communicating in a decade and where we will be in the Solar System.

  • Think about what we are doing in Solar System exploration in 2014 and what we might be doing in 2023,
  • Tweet your statement with hashtag #AsteroidMission or
  • Tag OSIRIS-REx on Instagram with hashtag #AsteroidMission to share your ideas as a graphic or photo.

Posts can be about science, engineering, technology or other subjects related to space exploration today and in 2023.

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