How NASA's Asteroid Sample Return Mission Will Work (Infographic)

See how NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to collect samples of the asteroid 1999 RQ36 will happen in this SPACE.com infographic.

See how NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to collect samples of the asteroid Bennu (previously known as 1999 RQ36) will happen in this Space.com infographic. (Image credit: Karl Tate/SPACE.com)

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