First U.S. Asteroid Sample Return Mission Rolls To Pad

HOUSTON—NASA’s Osiris-Rex asteroid sample return mission rolled out atop its United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket to Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral on Sept. 7, a day ahead of its scheduled liftoff. Forecasters offered a mostly favorable outlook for daily launch attempts through Sept. 10...

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