lal_truckee wrote:
The mission arrived at the asteroid Itokawa a while ago, and has
returned some initial closeup photos. This is a sample return mission,
and will eventually land grab some dust and rock, and return to earth,
something NASA hasn't been able to do.

Since we're nitpicking, "hasn't attempted to do" would be more accurate.

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