OSIRIS-REx

mission

5 records

2 records

2016
1. 2016-09-08 launch
  OSIRIS-REx — launch
  Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
  Mission: OSIRIS-REx
  - Space transportation
  OSIRIS-REx was a NASA asteroid-study and sample-return mission that visited and collected samples from 101955 Bennu, a carbonaceous near-Earth asteroid.
2018
1. 2018-12-03 asteroid exploration
  OSIRIS-REx arrives at Bennu
  NASA’s sample-return spacecraft reached asteroid Bennu.

3 records

2020
1. 2020-10-20 sample collection
  OSIRIS-REx collects a Bennu sample
  Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Sample collection
  Mission: OSIRIS-REx
  - Sample return
  The spacecraft touched Bennu’s surface and collected rock and dust.
2021
1. 2021-05-10 sample return
  OSIRIS-REx begins its return to Earth
  - Sample return
  The spacecraft departed Bennu carrying collected asteroid material.
2023
1. 2023-09-24 sample return
  OSIRIS-REx sample capsule lands
  Category: Returns and Mission EndingsType: Sample return
  Mission: OSIRIS-REx
  - Sample return
  The Bennu sample capsule landed in Utah for recovery and scientific study.