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US probe Osiris-Rex hit asteroid Bennu

2020-10-20T22:33:50.992Z


The US probe Osiris-Rex briefly came into contact with the asteroid Bennu on Tuesday, October 20, as expected, NASA confirmed, but the success of the sampling operation will not be known for a few days. Read also: Osiris-Rex went to look for asteroid grains "Contact confirmed" ... "Sampling completed," the space agency announced during a live broadcast of operations, triggering a standing ovatio


The US probe Osiris-Rex briefly came into contact with the asteroid Bennu on Tuesday, October 20, as expected, NASA confirmed, but the success of the sampling operation will not be known for a few days.

Read also: Osiris-Rex went to look for asteroid grains

"Contact confirmed"

...

"Sampling completed,"

the space agency announced during a live broadcast of operations, triggering a standing ovation among the team after this step of a few seconds, more than four years after the launch of the probe.

Source: lefigaro

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