NASA asteroid OSIRIS-REx probe stows space-rock return to Earth
NASA’s pioneering OSIRIS-REx probe has bagged up its treasured asteroid pattern for return to Earth. OSIRIS-REx has completed stowing the bits of the carbon-rich asteroid Bennu that it snagged closing Tuesday (Oct. 20), successfully locking the fabric into the spacecraft’s return capsule, mission staff members launched Thursday (Oct. 29). And the pattern seems to be substantial — far heftier than the two.1 … Read more