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Why did it take NASA 3 months just to open two locks on the box containing soil and rocks collected from a place 6.2 billion km from Earth?
To ensure no contamination of the sample, NASA had to approve the tools used in opening the capsule.
NASA will launch the world's most massive
OSIRIS-REx's destination is the asteroid Bennu, with the goal of seeking the origin of life as well as the origin of the Solar System.
NASA sends a spaceship to carry soil
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) is preparing to launch a spacecraft tasked with taking soil samples from an asteroid to Earth.
The terrifying asteroid is about to hover near Earth
An asteroid nine times larger than the yacht Queen Elizabeth 2 is about to approach the Earth later this month.
Video: NASA ship borrowed Earth's force to soar to the asteroid
NASA's OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft will be powered by Earth to reach speeds of nearly 13,700km / h and fly to a 500m high asteroid.