[U: Success!] OSIRUS-REx Departs From Bennu... In 35 Minutes... "See, It's The Train That Moves, Not The Station..."

We are waiting for the NASA team, in conjunction with the Littleton, Colorado private contractor team to signal that the main engine has fired.

Then, after having added about 600 mph to its departure speed, measured relative to Bennu's path, it will be on course to return to Earth in 2023. New departure explainer video, here -- on top:





This main engine burn should go flawlessly, but that candle hasn't been lit in almost three years. . . and space often does not. . . cooperate. So, we wait -- smiling, but we wait.

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