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2019 Apollo 11 Clad Commemorative Half Dollar Proof w/Rose Gold & Black Ruthenium In honor of the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission, Congress authorized the release of this special, limited-edition commemorative half dollar Proof. Not just any half dollar, it represents just the second time in history that the U.S. Mint has struck a coin with a curved surface! On the coin’s...

The OSIRIS-REx mission, launched by NASA in 2016, just made headlines due to its leaking of sample particles long before the spacecraft is expected to return to Earth in 2023.  The mission, which is part of the New Frontiers program launched by NASA back in 2003, is tasked with the role of collecting sample materials from Bennu, a prehistoric asteroid made from carbonaceous material. ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx has been in the news the past few days, as it’s currently on a mission on asteroid Bennu.  Launched in 2016, this spacecraft was developed solely for studying asteroids in the Solar System.  Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at this spacecraft which has been making headlines these past couple of days. The OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft The OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft was first launched...