NASA’s Asteroid Mission Completes Final Test Before Sampling Run – ExtremeTech

While we were all busy watching the Perseverance rover head off on its journey to Mars, NASA’s asteroid sample mission has been gearing up for its big moment. The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx for short) has completed its final test approach of the surface. The next time it descends, OSIRIS-REx will scoop up pieces of the asteroid Bennu for return to Earth. 
NASA launched OSIRIS-REx in 2016, sending it off to intercept 101955 …

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