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OSIRIS-REx
is NASA's first asteroid sample return.

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After successfully

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collecting a sample from the surface
of asteroid Bennu on October 20th, 2020,

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the spacecraft has been on a 1.2
billion mile cruise back to Earth.

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14 days out from sample return.
the spacecraft

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will target the Utah Test
and Training Range on Earth.

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And then on September 24th,
at a distance of 63,000 miles from Earth.

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The spacecraft will release its sample
return capsule or SRC.

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The team has definied a “hoop” in space,
like hitting a halfcourt shot

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on a basketball court,
that the spacecraft needs to target

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if we want to land at the Utah Test
and Training Range.

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Today, we challenged Deni Avdija
and G-Wiz of the Washington Wizards

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to successfully score a halfcourt shot.

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Much like how OSIRIS-REx
will be attempting to hit within

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its target hoop in space.

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While seeking a

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halfcourt shot and landing a sample return
capsule are both challenging -

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with practice, patience
and planning the teams expect

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success.

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Looks good.

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The OSIRIS-REx team has prepared
extensively for sample return

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and predicts greater than a 99% chance

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of hitting its target
after the capsule is retrieved.

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The samples from asteroid

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Bennu will be taken to NASA's
Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas,

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and will be curated, distributed
and studied for decades to come.