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The question on asteroid return samples, are you aware that a couple such samples have been brought back from separate asteroids already?

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On OSIRIS-REx, right? Aren't there more missions like this expected?

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Yes, and Japan's Hayabusa (actually the first to do so). Absolutely, more to come. There's a Chinese mission launching this year, but it won't return the sample in 2025. I'll be embarrassed if I've missed something, but I don't believe there are any missions that plan to return samples this year.

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