Lockheed Martin’s Spacecraft Will Take Sample From Asteroid

LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – A new space mission is made possible by Colorado-based Lockheed Martin.
On Friday NASA unveiled a spacecraft that will travel to an asteroid to retrieve a sample and bring it back to Earth. It’s the first mission of its kind.
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The spacecraft is called Osiris-Rex and it was built at the Lockheed Martin in Littleton.
The mission is scheduled to launch in September.