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The parachute is deployed.

From the NASA TV live coverage, OSIRIS-REx has deployed its parachute about 5,000 feet above the Utah testing training range.

The capsule is now falling slowly to the earth with samples from the Bennu asteroid. It should land in just a few minutes.

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