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/////////////////////////////////////////// NASAs OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Touches Asteroid Posted: 20 Oct 2020 11:09 AM PDT http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/na...uches-asteroid NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft unfurled its robotic arm Tuesday, and in a first for the agency, briefly touched an asteroid to collect dust and pebbles from the surface for delivery to Earth in 2023. This posting includes a media file: http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/fi...?itok=lNkK_oo2 |
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