The mission to bring an asteroid sample back to earth is one step closer to its goal after a successful rehearsal this week. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft came within 40 meters of the asteroid Bennu during a rehearsal of the steps it will take when it finally collects a sample from the surface, according to University of Arizona professor and OSIRIS-REx principal investigator Dante Lauretta. Lauretta spoke to Christopher Conover about the milestone and the mission’s next steps in the coming months.
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