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The Future Of Space Exploration May Be In Private Hands — And That May Be For The Best

Dante Lauretta
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Dante Lauretta

The OSIRIS-REx mission is celebrating an anniversary. Last week marked one year since the spacecraft was launched. Its goal is to study the asteroid Bennu.

Dante Lauretta is principal investigator of the OSIRIS-REx mission. He's also a professor of planetary science and cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona.

Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.