Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 22, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Asteroid missions on track to reach their destinations in 2018 Quote Pioneering spacecraft from NASA and the Japanese space agency promise to reveal two unexplored asteroids later this year, officials said Wednesday, beginning surveys that will culminate in daring descents to capture samples for return to Earth, where eager scientists await a hands-on look at the specimens. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa 2 mission are in the final months of their journeys to asteroids Bennu and Ryugu, two rocky worlds that to date have only been studied through the lenses of telescopes. Read More: Spaceflight Now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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