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Spacecraft and Technology

The Bruce Murray Space Image Library

Bennu bits in the OSIRIS-REx sample collector

OSIRIS-REx TAGSAM with black dust

OSIRIS-REx capsule in the desert

OSIRIS-REx sample capsule back on Earth

OSIRIS-REx sample return canister opening rehearsal

OSIRIS-REx replica capsule transport

Approaching the replica sample return capsule

Disturbing an asteroid

Small Asteroids and Comets Visited by Spacecraft as of September 2022

OSIRIS-REx Departing Bennu

One last look at Bennu

Making a mess on asteroid Bennu

Bennu's North Pole

OSIRIS-REx NavCam2 touchdown video

Bennu samples safely stowed

Touchdown on asteroid Bennu!

OSIRIS-REx touches Bennu

OSIRIS-REx over asteroid Bennu

OSIRIS-REx Sample Collection Location

Asteroid Bennu Full Rotation

A tight parking spot for OSIRIS-REx

Asteroid Bennu during OSIRIS-REx sample rehearsal

Osprey backup sample site on asteroid Bennu

First Formally Named Surface Features on Asteroid Bennu

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