NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Rehearses Retrieval Of Asteroid Sample Capsule

Recovery teams participate in field rehearsals in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. (NASA/KEEGAN BARBER VIA SWNS)

SALT LAKE CITY —  

To the casual passerby, NASA scientists gingerly examining a flying saucer-shaped object in the desert may be a cause for questions.