To Asteroid Bennu & Back | NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission

To Asteroid Bennu & Back | NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission

This Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin engineers, containing a sample of the asteroid Bennu, is finally returning to Earth after its seven-year mission. 

Getting a spacecraft out to an asteroid is a major achievement. Bringing samples of that asteroid back to Earth is a remarkable feat. 

Here is how we did it.

Follow sample-delivery updates on NASA's OSIRIS-REx blog: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/

OSIRIS-REx Mission: http://www.asteroidmission.org

Credit: Lockheed Martin

Duration: 1 minute, 10 seconds

Release Date: Sept. 21, 2023

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