NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brings asteroid samples back to Earth
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The OSIRIS-REx capsule has been located.
The OSIRIS-REx helicopter team has confirmed the location of the capsule containing the Bennu asteroid sample. The capsule touched down at about 10:52AM ET.
The first helicopter has landed and the team is beginning recovery of the capsule as soon as they can verify there is no danger of injury from unexploded ordinance.
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