Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. 8th September, 2016. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 September 8, 2016 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The OSIRIS-REx will be the first mission to sample an asteroid, retrieve at least two ounces of surface material and return it to Earth for study. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News


A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 September 8, 2016 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The OSIRIS-REx will be the first mission to sample an asteroid, retrieve at least two ounces of surface material and return it to Earth for study.


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