Farewell, Bennu! NASA spacecraft leaves asteroid to bring pieces of space rock to Earth

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The OSIRIS-REx probe began heading home today (May 10), kicking off a 1.4-billion-mile (2.3 billion kilometers) journey that will culminate with the touchdown of its sample capsule in the Utah desert in September 2023.

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NASA's asteroid-sampling mission will bid farewell to asteroid ...
https://www.space.com › nasa-asteroid-bennu-probe-osi...
16 hours ago — After more than two years circling a lumpy space rock called Bennu, it's finally time for NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to head back to Earth ...


NASA spacecraft carrying history-making asteroid sample now ...
https://edition.cnn.com › 2021/05/10 › world › nasa-osiris...

6 hours ago — After spending nearly two-and-a-half years together, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft bid farewell to its asteroid companion Bennu Monday ... The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is NASA's first asteroid sample return mission, and it ...


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