Sample stowed from asteroid

October 30 2020 09:29:59

Sample stowed from asteroid

WASHINGTON- Agence France-Presse

NASA said on Oct. 29 its robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex was able to stow a rock and dust sample scooped up from the asteroid Bennu, after a flap that had wedged open put the mission at risk.

"We are here to announce today that we’ve successfully completed that operation," said Rich Burns, the mission’s project manager.

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