NASA Finally Cracks Open the Asteroid Sample Container

The space agency has been struggling with two pesky fasteners that, for months, stood in the way of the precious Bennu sample.

After months of fidgeting with a canister that contained rocky samples from an ancient asteroid, NASA engineers have finally removed two stubborn fasteners that appeared to be preventing the space agency from collecting the full amount of Bennu’s debris.

Read more at: https://gizmodo.com/nasa-osiris-rex-bennu-asteroid-samples-canister-1851159732

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