As a result, the capsule will become very, very hot, meaning – as Nasa puts it – it will be enveloped in “a superheated ball of fire”.
Now a sequence of events worthy of Hollywood action film is about to begin.Īs the capsule enters our atmosphere, it will be travelling around 27,650 miles per hour. With Nasa having confirmed that the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released its rubble-containing capsule on time this morning, the samples are currently hurtling towards Earth.
