NASA Science Live: OSIRIS-REx X Marks the Spot

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NASA Science Live: OSIRIS-REx X Marks the Spot

OSIRIS-REx – NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission – has spent the last year studying asteroid Bennu. The mission has extensively mapped Bennu in order to better understand the asteroid and to choose the optimal site for sample collection. The team is now ready to reveal its final primary and back-up sample collection sites. Join experts as they make this exciting announcement and discuss the mission’s plans for the next year leading up to the sampling event, which is scheduled for summer 2020. Watch NASA Science Live at 1:00 p.m. EST, Thursday, Dec. 12. Have questions? Use #askNASA or comment below.

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