Rocket-Lovers Watch OSIRIS-REx Launch

  • Released Friday, September 9, 2016

OSIRIS-REx launched Thursday, September 8 at 7:05PM on an Atlas V rocket on a journey to study asteroid Bennu and return a sample to Earth. Thousands of visitors watched the launch, some of whom were part of a NASA Social event.

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This page was originally published on Friday, September 9, 2016.
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