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Sept. 18, 2023: Lockheed’s about to bring an asteroid sample down to Earth; The art of the wonton

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Lockheed OSIRIS-REx
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An artist’s conception of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu.

A capsule full of asteroid dust is set to land in the Utah desert on Sunday. We speak with the mission ops manager in Littleton. Then, programs to save four Western fish species could end if Congress doesn’t act soon. Plus, she pinches, she pleats, she folds, she turns. Denver chef Penelope Wong on her love of wontons and family. And, a garden serves as a classroom in Montbello.