I can only applaud
that this was a significant effort. Placing the opposite of a Hoover Vacuum on an asteroid and trapping up to 2 cm particles and some surface dust in a filter trap...and then not knowing if the sampling is successful for 4 more days. Then waiting 2 more years to advance Science when the space craft returns.
I just want the Earth to heal and get this Covid thing in the rear view mirror. What if the sampling’s from Bennu bring back an even more nefarious contaminant?
Yes, I watched all the simulations from 5 PM eastern. Can’t wait for the conspiracy theorists to get on this project.