NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission flies by asteroid Bennu one final time

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission flies by asteroid Bennu one final time

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is conducting a final flyby of the asteroid Bennu on Wednesday.

The spacecraft made history when it briefly touched down on the asteroid on October 20, 2020, and collecting a hefty 2-ounce sample from the surface.

The sample, safely tucked inside the spacecraft, will be returned to Earth in 2023.

The OSIRIS-REx mission, formally known as the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer, first arrived at the asteroid in December 2018 and has been orbiting it ever since.

During Wednesday’s flyby, the spacecraft will get one…

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