NASA Struggles to Unlock Priceless Asteroid Sample
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NASA successfully returned a sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth, but now faces a problem as they cannot open the Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism (TAGSAM) to access a significant portion of the sample. Two fasteners on the TAGSAM head are stuck, and the current tools approved for use in the glovebox cannot remove them. The team needs to find a way to access the samples without compromising their integrity. Despite this setback, NASA has already accessed 70.3 grams of rocks and dust from the sample and will develop a new technique for removing the fasteners while processing the samples they have already collected.
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