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OSIRIS-REx - Overview
OSIRIS-REx - Overview
The first US mission to collect a sample from an asteroid.
September 8, 2016 - Launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
December 3, 2018 - Completed its 2 billion km journey to asteroid Bennu
October 20, 2020 - Touched the surface of Bennu to collact a sample of asteroid material
May 10, 2021 - Began the journey back to Earth
September 24, 2023 - Dropped off the asteroid material from Bennu on Earth before continuing on to its new mission to asteroid Apophis, now renamed OSIRIS-APEX.
The material from Bennu will be studied by an international team of scientists, including ROM's Dr. Kim Tait!
The Library
The Library
Pre-Mission and Launch
Pre-Mission and Launch
Space Crafts – An Exploration of the OSIRIS-REx Mission.mp4
This artist’s concept shows the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft approaching the asteroid Bennu. © NASA, 2020.
TAG - Collecting samples from Bennu
TAG - Collecting samples from Bennu
OSIRIS-REx contacts the asteroid Bennu with the Touch-And-Go Sample Arm Mechanism or TAGSAM. © NASA, 2020.
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