NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returned material from asteroid Bennu to Earth in 2023.
The success of the OSIRIS-REx mission strengthens the case for the upcoming Mars Sample Return campaign and future commercial asteroid prospecting missions.
Researchers analyzing samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission have identified bio-essential sugars, a polymer-like substance, and ancient stardust.
NASA has repurposed the spacecraft from the OSIRIS-REx mission for a new mission to study the asteroid Apophis.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples from an asteroid named Bennu on September 24, 2023.
JAXA's previous successful mission to asteroid Ryugu was followed by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu and China's Chang’e 5 mission to the Moon.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission launched in September 2016.
The OSIRIS-REx mission developed autonomous guidance to the surface of a small body using Natural Feature Tracking.
Dante Lauretta is the principal investigator for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission.
Lockheed Martin designed, built, and currently operates the OSIRIS-REx mission for NASA.
Mike Moreau is the deputy project manager for the OSIRIS-REx mission at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
The OSIRIS-REx mission successfully returned samples from Bennu for analysis.
The total estimated cost of the OSIRIS-REx mission is $1,160,000,000.
The OSIRIS-REx mission launched in September 2016.