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[music throughout] Over 200 million miles away from Earth,

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OSIRIS-REx is preparing for NASA’s most ambitious sample return since the Apollo program…

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After months of detailed analysis of Bennu’s terrain,

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the team selected the Nightingale crater as the sample site for the mission.

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OSIRIS-REx will need to carefully dodge rocky hazards

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as it descends to a space no larger than a few parking spots.

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The spacecraft has mapped the terrain in high-resolution,

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capturing a stunning catalog of images across Bennu’s rough surface.

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And now, we are ready

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to target site Nightingale for the Touch-and-Go sampling event.

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OSIRIS-REx is prepared to begin its descent down

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to Bennu’s surface and finally collect a sample.

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Using its database of images from Nightingale as a guide for its

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onboard navigation system, Natural Feature Tracking, OSIRIS-REx will steer itself

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to the TAG location, dodging Bennu’s rocky hazards along the way.

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After years of preparation, analysis, and rehearsals, our target is in sight.

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OSIRIS-REx, is ready to TAG.