https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/Queen-s-Brian-May-participated-in-NASA-asteroid-project/m-p/2520315#M241525 <P><EM><FONT size="5">I had read about this online. He is an amazing and talented man. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":thumbs_up:">👍</span>to Sir Brian May <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":musical_score:">🎼</span><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":purple_heart:">💜</span></FONT></EM></P> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 17:38:57 GMT BeatleloverKT 2023-09-30T17:38:57Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/Queen-s-Brian-May-participated-in-NASA-asteroid-project/m-p/2520298#M241514 <P>This is so cool!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Though he’s best known as the rockin’ guitarist for Queen, Brian May is an active astrophysicist in his down time. He is a team member of the OSIRIS-REx project. His work on the project enabled the mission leader to find the best landing area for the capsule to collect the asteroid sample which was recently returned to earth.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>May was unable to attend the celebrations in person as he is in rehearsals for the upcoming Queen US Tour.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Also, May was knighted in March, so it’s now Sir Brian May!&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/brian-may-best-known-as-queens-guitarist-helped-nasa-return-its-1st-asteroid-sample-to-earth/ar-AA1hsG5Q" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/brian-may-best-known-as-queens-guitarist-helped-nasa-return-its-1st-asteroid-sample-to-earth/ar-AA1hsG5Q</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/25/world/brian-may-osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-bennu-scn-intl-scli/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/25/world/brian-may-osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-bennu-scn-intl-scli/index.html</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 15:19:09 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/Queen-s-Brian-May-participated-in-NASA-asteroid-project/m-p/2520298#M241514 MaVolta 2023-09-30T15:19:09Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/Queen-s-Brian-May-participated-in-NASA-asteroid-project/m-p/2520315#M241525 <P><EM><FONT size="5">I had read about this online. He is an amazing and talented man. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":thumbs_up:">👍</span>to Sir Brian May <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":musical_score:">🎼</span><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":purple_heart:">💜</span></FONT></EM></P> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 17:38:57 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/Queen-s-Brian-May-participated-in-NASA-asteroid-project/m-p/2520315#M241525 BeatleloverKT 2023-09-30T17:38:57Z