How NASA Will Study the Asteroid Bennu Samples

OSIRIS - REX is the first U.S. mission to collect samples from an asteroid and deliver them to Earth . On September 24 , 2023 , the spacecraft will release a capsule containing material from near - Earth asteroid Bennu for a landing in Utah's West Desert . OSIRIS - REX team members will recover the capsule and bring its contents to NASA's Johnson Space Center , where the Bennu samples will be curated and made available for scientists around the world to study for decades to come . Learn more about OSIRIS - REX at :