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RT @JimBridenstine: Congratulations to the entire @OSIRISREx team and all of @NASA’s partners on this mission! We are on the way to returni… — PolitiTweet.org

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"We think we actually might be coming back with a baby picture of what the solar system was like, of what our chemistry was like billions of years ago." - @NASAGoddard's Dr. Michelle Thaller explains why we sent @OSIRISREx #ToBennuAndBack to capture an asteroid sample. https://t.co/Y96Rv9C3sG — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OSIRISREx: Preliminary data show that today's sample collection event went as planned 👍 More details to come once all the data from the… — PolitiTweet.org

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"Sample collection is complete." "All right! We're on our way back!" After a TAG (Touch-And-Go) maneuver to capture a sample, our @OSIRISREx spacecraft fired its thrusters to back away from asteroid Bennu’s surface and navigate to a safe distance away. #ToBennuAndBack https://t.co/skJPKlFRR3 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @photojournalex: SURREAL to see @OSIRISREx make contact with asteroid Bennu four years after I watched it take off in Cape Canaveral! Wa… — PolitiTweet.org

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TAG! Bennu has been booped! #ToBennuAndBack — PolitiTweet.org

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"We're going in." "Touchdown declared. Sampling is in progress." @OSIRISREx touched the surface of asteroid Bennu to capture rocks & dust with its robotic arm. After this brief TAG (Touch-And-Go maneuver), it will fire thrusters to back away to a safe distance. #ToBennuAndBack https://t.co/RPd5R3cWUD — PolitiTweet.org

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@mechtomusic We love to see it! https://t.co/Pm9T0EhL0D — PolitiTweet.org

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@HoneyBee_Lane @LockheedMartin @OSIRISREx It takes about 18.5 minutes for signals to travel between Earth and Bennu. — PolitiTweet.org

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🔥 Matchpoint Burn completed. "We've got about 10 minutes before contact with the asteroid surface." @OSIRISREx is maneuvering to match the speed and spin of asteroid Bennu before its final descent to the surface. #ToBennuAndBack https://t.co/UP5cQdeymi — PolitiTweet.org

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@heiser That's so AWESOME! Thanks for tuning in. 🙌🏾 https://t.co/2UGPCBf1Lc — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OSIRISREx: Next up - Matchpoint burn! This maneuver changes my flight path to match Bennu's spin, allowing me to precisely target site… — PolitiTweet.org

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@JaySpaceWagon WOOO HOOO!! https://t.co/skIqmLVrsV — PolitiTweet.org

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@snowboarderusa @OSIRISREx Great question! It's the uncertainty about where the sampler will touch down on Bennu. Less than a half-meter now. 🙌🏾 — PolitiTweet.org

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🔥 Checkpoint burn completed. "Okay, we're heading down towards the asteroid surface at this point." Our @OSIRISREx spacecraft is making its descent toward asteroid Bennu for sample collection. #ToBennuAndBack https://t.co/VVCQuhyt7F — PolitiTweet.org

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@deathnoteb @LockheedMartin @OSIRISREx Yep! It's called the Yarkovsky Effect. https://t.co/xw8LCO0c9A — PolitiTweet.org

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☀️ Solar arrays configured! To avoid contacting asteroid Bennu’s surface as it collects a sample today, the arrays aboard our @OSIRISREx spacecraft are now in a Y-wing shape. — PolitiTweet.org

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@LithicLeah https://t.co/MxZ0hKReiE — PolitiTweet.org

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📸 "OREx has processed its next image." An on-board camera is capturing an @OSIRISREx eye-view to ensure it's on track as it goes #ToBennuAndBack to capture a sample of regolith (rocks and dust) from the asteroid today. https://t.co/pgkINtNcnA — PolitiTweet.org

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@EqualityRocket @OSIRISREx Bennu is about the size of the Empire State building and there is VERY little danger of it hitting Earth. Specifically, it has a 0.037% chance of hitting Earth in the late 22nd century. — PolitiTweet.org

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@bobodarejr OSIRIS-REx is not going to land on Bennu – just touch briefly! It'll touch down for a matter of seconds and fires one of its three pressurized nitrogen bottles. The gas agitates and lifts Bennu’s surface material, which is then caught in the spacecraft’s collector head. — PolitiTweet.org

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☀️ Solar arrays moving! To avoid contacting asteroid Bennu’s surface as it collects a sample, the arrays aboard our @OSIRISREx spacecraft are moving to a Y-wing configuration. Questions? Use #ToBennuAndBack https://t.co/Oce1akaOd3 — PolitiTweet.org

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@_Cadavez_ https://t.co/q5T9qnMWTH — PolitiTweet.org

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☀️ Solar arrays configured! To avoid contacting asteroid Bennu’s surface as it collects a sample, the arrays aboard our @OSIRISREx spacecraft have moved to a Y-wing shape. Questions? #ToBennuAndBack https://t.co/rHYbLZkQoX — PolitiTweet.org

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@ndanger817 @LockheedMartin @OSIRISREx Hey Natalie! OSIRIS-REx will only be collecting samples and will return them to Earth in 2023 for analysis. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ndanger817 @LockheedMartin @OSIRISREx The analysis will take place back on Earth! We expect the sample back on Earth Sept. 24, 2023. https://t.co/KHLSdWm9s7 — PolitiTweet.org

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🔄 HAPPENING NOW: Above asteroid Bennu, our @OSIRISREx spacecraft is rotating so that its robotic arm is pointed toward the surface to capture a sample. Follow & send questions using: #ToBennuAndBack — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OSIRISREx: Final slew coming up! This time I'll rotate to repoint the TAGSAM arm and navigation cameras toward Bennu's surface. Getting… — PolitiTweet.org

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@DrabberFrog @LockheedMartin @OSIRISREx Great question! If it turns out that the spacecraft did not collect enough sample at Nightingale, it will attempt another TAG maneuver no earlier than January 2021. — PolitiTweet.org