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NASA's OSIRIS-REx returns to Earth with asteroid Bennu samples [i]The first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid has landed back on Earth. Descending under an orange and white parachute, NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule (SRC) touched down within the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range on Sunday morning (Sept. 24). The mission collected the largest asteroid sample brought back to Earth, with a half a pound (8.8 ounces or 250 grams) of rocks and soil thought to be on board. "We have touchdown! I repeat... the SRC has touched down!" declared Tim Priser, chief engineer for deep space exploration at Lockheed Martin, reporting from the control room in Utah. The landing at 8:52 a.m. MDT (10:52 a.m. EDT or 1455 GMT) ended a seven-year journey to the asteroid Bennu and back, [/i]
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