A livestream is taking place on its Youtube channel.
into a Utah-based Department of Defense training site.
then transferred the sample to its Johnson Space Center in Houston for a complete analysis.set off on its $1.2 billion mission in September 2016, reaching the 1,650-foot wide asteroid two years later. In 2020, the spacecraft burrowed into Bennu much deeper than expected, collecting the largest asteroid surface sample to date. The goal was to bring at least 2.1 ounces back, and initial estimates put the collection at around 8.8 ounces.
expects the asteroid to come within 20,000 miles of the Earth's surface — 90 percent closer than the moon.
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