NASA

Historical eventSeptember 242023

NASA

NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.

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When
Sunday, September 24 20233 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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What happened

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, as well as research in aeronautics and space. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., NASA operates ten field centers across the US and is organized into three mission directorates: Human Spaceflight, Research and Technology, and Science. Established in 1958 amid the Space Race,

September 24 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1996Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
  2. 2005Hurricane Rita
  3. 2007Saffron Revolution
  4. 2008Thabo Mbeki
  5. 2009South African Airlink Flight 8911
  6. 20092009 G20 Pittsburgh summit
  7. 2013Moment magnitude scale
  8. 2014Mars Orbiter Mission
  9. 20152015 Mina crowd crush
  10. 2019Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
  11. 2023NASA

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“NASA”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/nasa-2023-september-24, accessed October 27, 2026.

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September 24 2023 — 3 years ago, on a Sunday.

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