The OSIRIS-REx mission could be titled "Bennu Exploration: Gathering Clues from an Asteroid."

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The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is a NASA mission that traveled to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu to study its composition and bring back samples to Earth. While it didn't create a "sailing orbital web" around the asteroid, it did enter into a close orbit around Bennu. This spacecraft used a combination of thrusters and gravity to carefully map and study the asteroid's surface. The mission's primary goal was to collect a sample from Bennu's surface and return it to Earth for analysis, helping scientists better understand the origins of our solar system and the potential impact of asteroids on Earth.

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