OSIRIS-REx: Bringing Bennu Home 🚀🌌

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After an epic journey spanning nearly five years, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is homeward bound, carrying precious cargo from the asteroid Bennu! 🌠 On May 10, 2021, OSIRIS-REx executed a critical engine burn, propelling it away from Bennu at an astonishing speed of 600 miles per hour. 🛰️ Now, after orbiting the Sun twice, OSIRIS-REx is on course to return to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023. 🌎 Upon arrival, the capsule containing Bennu's rocks and dust will parachute down to Utah's West Desert, where eager scientists await its arrival. 🪐 Get ready to witness history as OSIRIS-REx completes its extraordinary mission, unlocking the secrets of our cosmic origins! 🔍🚀 #OSIRISREx #BennuSampleReturn #NASA 🌌

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