Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. 7th September, 2016. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is readied at Space Launch Complex 41 September 7, 2016 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The OSIRIS-REx is scheduled to launch on September 8th and 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 is readied at Space Launch Complex 41 September 7, 2016 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The OSIRIS-REx is scheduled to launch on September 8th and 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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