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OSIRIS REx spacecraft releases asteroid sample capsule

September 24, 2023

A billion-dollar space mission to bring back a large sample taken from the asteroid Bennu three years ago is nearing its end. The robotic OSIRIS REx spacecraft has released the sample capsule some 100,000 kilometers out. It is expected to parachute down over the Utah desert.

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