OSIRIS-REx: NASA's First Mission to Deliver Asteroid Samples to Earth
On September 24, 2023, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully delivered samples of asteroid Bennu to Earth, following a seven-year mission that saw the spacecraft travel nearly four billion miles through deep-space. These samples could give insights into the planetary formation of our solar system and the origins of life on Earth.
Designed, built, and flown by Lockheed Martin teams, the spacecraft has now begun its extended mission to the asteroid Apophis under its new mission name, OSIRIS-APEX.
Follow sample-delivery updates on NASA's OSIRIS-REx blog:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/
OSIRIS-REx NASA page: https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex
University of Arizona's OSIRIS-REx Mission Page: http://www.asteroidmission.org
University of Arizona's OSIRIS-APEX Mission Page:
https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/missions/osiris-apex
Credit: Lockheed Martin Space
Duration: 2 minutes
Release Date: Sept. 25, 2023
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