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OSIRIS-REx and asteroid Bennu - Artwork

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Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-son36-00002

Date

2017-04-11

OSIRIS-REx contacts the asteroid Bennu with the Touch-And-Go Sample Arm Mechanism. The spaceprobe was launched on Sept. 8, 2016. As planned, the spacecraft will reach its asteroid target in 2018 and return a sample to Earth in 2023.