PULL · 10 SEP 2016

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The Launch of OSIRIS-REx

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The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 on Thursday evening. This low, wide-angle view captures its Atlas V vehicle, sporting a single solid rocket booster, blasting off toward the setting sun. OSIRIS-REx is on a mission to asteroid Bennu, scheduled for encounter in 2018. It will first perform a gravity assist maneuver by Earth to boost its trajectory.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
VIRGO

In tropical astrology, 10 SEP 2016 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 10 SEP 2016.

THE ALMANAC FOR 10 SEP 2016
DAY
Saturday
MOON
First quarter, 61% lit
POSITION
Day 254 of 366