UAE's ambitious asteroid mission will tour 7 space rocks

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Flyby: 10253 WesterwaldFlyby: 623 ChimaeraFlyby: 13294 RockoxFlyby: 88055Flyby: 23871Flyby: 59980Rendezvous: 269 JustitiaOSIRIS-REx and the Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) Shoemaker spacecraft and Japan's Hayabusa1 and Hayabusa2 probes have succeeded in soft-landing on an asteroid so far.  Related stories:UAE Hope Mars orbiter: The Arab world's first interplanetary missionThe asteroid belt: Facts and formationOur solar system: A photo tour of the planetsThe overall science objectives are noted as understanding the origins and evolution of water-rich asteroids and assessing their potential use for resources. unprecedented survey of Deimos, the smaller of the Red Planet's two moons

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