NASA's OSIRIS-REx stows sample of Asteroid Bennu for return trip

NASA's OSIRIS-REx stows sample of Asteroid Bennu for return trip

Space Daily

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Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2020

NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has successfully stowed the spacecraft's Sample Return Capsule (SRC) and its abundant sample of asteroid Bennu. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the mission team sent commands to the spacecraft, instructing it to close the capsule - marking the end of one of the most challenging phases of the

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