Astronomy / Space Asteroid space capsule completes 5 billion kilometre mission, touching down in a blaze of light in outback South Australia

[Manticore]

A space capsule has landed in a blaze of light in the South Australian outback after travelling more than 5 billion kilometres on a six-year mission to collect samples from a faraway asteroid.

Asteroid space capsule found in outback SA after 5-billion-kilometre journey.

Scientists in the South Australian outback retrieve a capsule containing the first sub-surface samples from an asteroid, after a six-year space mission.

www.abc.net.au

Good job!

 

[Patrick_68000]

Giant !