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Dec. 12, 2019, 6 p.m.
OSIRIS-Rex Sample Collection Site Announcement
Asteroid Bennu Atlas V 411 | OSIRIS-REx
NASA will announce the selected site on asteroid Bennu where OSIRIS-REx will collect a sample before bringing back to Earth.
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United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Sept. 8, 2016, 11:05 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission: Robotic Exploration
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