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Asteroid samples tucked into capsule for return to Earth

Asteroid samples tucked into capsule for return to Earth

4 years ago
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https://apnews.com/6f6123fe06b32fa5438f9d8ce8c25c41

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft more than 200 million miles away has tucked asteroid samples into a capsule for return to Earth, after losing some of its precious loot, scientists said Thursday.

Flight controllers moved up the crucial operation after some of the collected rubble spilled into space last week.