NASA’s Osiris-Rex Spacecraft Is Headed for a Flyby With Earth
The spacecraft will make a flyby of Earth on Friday, using the planet’s gravity to steer it toward Bennu, an asteroid it will visit next year. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Space and Astronomy
Topics: Earth, visit, asteroid, Bennu, toward, steer, gravity, planet’s, using, flyby, spacecraft, Flyby, Headed, Spacecraft, Osiris-Rex, NASA’s
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/science/osiris-rex-flyby-nasa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss