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Osiris-Rex mission on course for asteroid sample collection – The Open News
Nasa’s Osiris-Rex (starting points, spectral interpretation, resource ID, security, regolith explorer) asteroid mission has played out its final practice run for its approaching sample collection manoeuvre. The rocket is 288m km from Earth, in orbit around th…
Nasa’s Osiris-Rex (starting points, spectral interpretation, resource ID, security, regolith explorer) asteroid mission has played out its final practice run for its approaching sample collection manoeuvre.
The rocket is 288m km from Earth, in orbit around the asteroid Bennu. On 20 October it is scheduled to descend and contact the asteroid, where it will gather material from the surface.
Asteroids are antiquated celestial objects that date from the formation of the solar system. They can in t…
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