2016-09-08 launch

OSIRIS-REx — launch

Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: 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.

2018-12-03 asteroid exploration

OSIRIS-REx arrives at Bennu

NASA’s sample-return spacecraft reached asteroid Bennu.

2020-10-20 sample collection

OSIRIS-REx collects a Bennu sample

Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Sample collection

Mission: OSIRIS-REx

• Sample return

The spacecraft touched Bennu’s surface and collected rock and dust.

2021-05-10 sample return

OSIRIS-REx begins its return to Earth

Category: Returns and Mission Endings › Type: Sample return

Mission: OSIRIS-REx

• Sample return

The spacecraft departed Bennu carrying collected asteroid material.

2023-09-24 sample return

OSIRIS-REx sample capsule lands

Category: Returns and Mission Endings › Type: Sample return

Mission: OSIRIS-REx

• Sample return

The Bennu sample capsule landed in Utah for recovery and scientific study.