. . . OSIRIS-REx is rehearsing its upcoming August landing on Asteroid Bennu.
Right now:
Checkpoint burn complete ✅
For the next 9 minutes, I’ll descend more steeply toward Bennu’s surface – the closest I've ever been to Bennu! pic.twitter.com/bVzPwefI3P
— NASA's OSIRIS-REx (@OSIRISREx) April 14, 2020
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I had unintentionally let this story slide since last year, but the above tweet caught my eye.
Featured image: NASA via Wikimedia
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