Media gets chance to view OsIRIS Rex

OsIRIS Rex completed

Members of the media have been given the opportunity to view NASA's OsIRIS Rex spacecraft before it's encapsulated and launched on September 8th, 2016. Media accreditation is currently open and the deadline is August 15th (August 9th for foreign nationals). The media will be able to view and photograph the spacecraft that will be launched to asteroid Bennu for a surface sample. OsIRIS Rex will take a surface sample from the asteroid and return it back to Earth for research

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