OSIRIS-REx is one rehearsal away from touching asteroid Bennu
Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 15:00
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's first asteroid sampling spacecraft is making final preparations to grab a sample from asteroid Bennu's surface. Next week, the OSIRIS-REx mission will conduct a second rehearsal of its touchdown sequence, practicing the sample collection activities one last time before touching down on Bennu this fall.