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NASA’s asteroid probe is about to perform its riskiest move yet – BGR
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe will finally attempt its risky sample-gathering maneuver last next month. The spacecraft will perform a delicate “touch-and-go” maneuver to snag a sample from the surface and then return to a safe orbit. The sample will eventu…
- NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe will finally attempt its risky sample-gathering maneuver last next month.
- The spacecraft will perform a delicate “touch-and-go” maneuver to snag a sample from the surface and then return to a safe orbit.
- The sample will eventually be returned to Earth where scientists will study it.
It’s been many months since NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at its target destination, the space rock known as Bennu. The asteroid is big, m…
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