OSIRIS-Rex heads back Home with Asteroid Sample

On 10th May, 2021, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft started its journey back to Earth with a bountiful sample of rocks and dust from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

OSIRIS-Rex Mission

  • Launched on 8th September, 2016, OSIRIS-REx is NASA’s asteroid study and sample return mission. American firm Lockheed Martin built OSIRIS-REx spacecraft and operates it for NASA.
  • The mission is a part of NASA's New Frontiers Programme which aims to tackle specific solar system exploration goals identified as top priorities.
  • The spacecraft reached near-Earth asteroid Bennu (formerly 1999 RQ36) in December 2018. The probe studied the ....
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