The OSIRIS-REx mission to the asteroid Bennu will gather samples using a robotic arm equipped with a vacuum cleaner. How does a vacuum cleaner work in the vacuum of space?
Douglas Lee Glasgow, UK, and Tony Lamont, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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