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In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Three U.S. and Russian International Space Station (ISS) crew members returned safely to Earth late Wednesday. OSIRIS-REx is expected to have collected enough material at Bennu. A U.S. Senate bill would transfer civil space traffic management responsibilities from the Department of Defense to the Department of Commerce.

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Artemis era Mobile Launcher trekked to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for lunar mission evaluation. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission spacecraft successfully touched down on the asteroid Bennu Tuesday evening. The James Webb Space Telescope remains on track for October 2021 launch.

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The OSIRIS-REx mission prepares for its asteroid Touch-and-Go (TAG) sample grab today. NASA selects Nokia for a 4G lunar cell communications network.

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Cosmonauts track down the source of the air leak onboard the ISS, but believe a better patch is needed to fully address the issue. European/Japanese space mission sweeps close to Venus. Two space objects manage near miss rather than feared collision.

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Cosmonauts track down the source of the air leak onboard the ISS, but believe a better patch is needed to fully address the issue. European/Japanese space mission sweeps close to Venus. Two space objects manage near miss rather than feared collision.

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA selects 14 companies to mature and demonstrate “tipping point” technologies to foster the human exploration of the Moon and Mars. Just around the corner: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx will attempt to collect a sample from asteroid Bennu for future return to Earth. The Federal Aviation Administration will unveil final regulations on commercial space launch and re-entry license requirements today.