This summer, after a year of studying the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission spacecraft will undertake its first-ever attempt to touch the surface of the rocky world, collect a sample of it and safely back away. Here's how: https://go.nasa.gov/2xsmJiH | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Goddard's first asteroid sample return mission, NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission, will make a bold attempt to “TAG” asteroid Bennu at a site no bigger than a few parking spaces & collect a sample of the rocky surface. Go #ToBennuAndBack and experience what a success would look like in 360 video ↪️ youtu.be/KGdooPr8XfI | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration