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NASA spacecraft sent asteroid rubble flying in sample grab

by Marcia Dunn
| October 22, 2020 12:06 AM

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft crushed rocks and sent rubble flying as it briefly touched an asteroid, a strong indication that samples were collected for return to Earth, officials said Wednesday.

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