NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft makes historic touchdown on asteroid Bennu
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made its historic touchdown on asteroid Bennu Tuesday, retrieving a sample from the space rock that will be returned to Earth. OSIRIS-REx reached the surface of Bennu at 6:11 p.m. EDT in a mission that NASA says will help unlock the secrets of the solar system. The "tag" or sample collection, was complete at 6:11 p.m. EDT and the spacecraft left the asteroid's surface.
Oct-20-2020, 22:49:18 GMT
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