NASA's OSIRIS-REx Begins its Countdown to TAG

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Begins its Countdown to TAG

Space Daily

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Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 29, 2020

A historic moment is on the horizon for NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. In just a few weeks, the robotic OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will descend to asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface, touch down for a few seconds and collect a sample of the asteroid's rocks and dust - marking the first time NASA has grabbed pieces of an asteroid, which will be returned to Earth for study. On Oct. 20, the missio

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