“I’m rehearsing for a Queen tour, but my heart stays with you as this precious sample is recovered,” he said.
Brian May has once again proven why he is rock royalty. Not only is he the Queen guitarist, but he is also an astrophysicist who recently helped NASA return its first ever asteroid sample to Earth.
“Hello NASA folks, space fans, asteroid aficionados. This is Brian May of Queen, as you know probably, but also immensely proud to be a team member of OSIRIS-REx,” the 76-year-old musician said in a clip aired Sunday on NASA TV.in Utah’s Great Salt Lake Desert, carrying samples from Bennu.
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