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Bears_Koolaid, 5 miesięcy temu (edited 5 miesięcy temu) do astronomy w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

I really want to see the tool they developed to do this.

Edit: This NASA blog page has some images and more details of the tools themselves

…nasa.gov/…/nasas-osiris-rex-team-clears-hurdle-t…

XeroxCool, 5 miesięcy temu

Are those… Philips screws? Looks like maybe two dots indicating JIS (shallower angle, less cam-out, and #1 cause of stripped screws on Japanese motorcycles) but I’d really like to know why a hex or torx screw wasn’t used

Bears_Koolaid, 5 miesięcy temu

I was curious about that too. They look like Torq-set to me, being that the slots are offset from the center of the screw. If that’s the case they’re shouldn’t be any cam out at all.

In either case the fasteners that were stuck appear to be Hex head, and the phillips looking fasteners just held a protective cover in place (?)

I would imagine NASA would know better than to use Philips for anything lol.

By the way there is a link on the page to more images of the assembly

CADmonkey, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

Getting a stripped screw or bolt to come out is one thing.

Getting one out without contaminating everything around it is another.

HurlingDurling, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

This canister opening has to be conducted under the most pristine conditions to not contaminate the sample, so this was quite the issue.

Since they couldn’t just take a circular saw and cut through it

And here I was going to suggest some WD-40 or a blow torch could help.

northendtrooper, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

Rehearsal Lab. Only NASA things.

Uninformed_Tyler, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

Breaking News you say

brettvitaz, 5 miesięcy temu

I think they removed the fasteners without breaking anything.

terribletortoise, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

Boeing technicians: “Amateurs!”

jumperalex, 5 miesięcy temu

woah too soon man, too soon

naw, just perfect!!!

TropicalDingdong, 5 miesięcy temu do astronomy w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

NGL, I’ve given up on projects when I can’t get a fastener undone.

I’m glad they stuck with it.

Rhaedas, 5 miesięcy temu

Obviously NASA engineers don't ever go to Youtube, I'm sure looking up "asteroid sampler stuck" there would have been a number of hack DIYers who showed a variety of techniques they've used.

TropicalDingdong, 5 miesięcy temu

Missed opportunity for a NASA first time unboxing video.

Deceptichum, 5 miesięcy temu

“Tschssss nice hiss, strong smell of alien symbiote. Let’s put some out on the tray here and give it a taste”