OSIRIS-RE NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to sample an asteroid near Earth

OSIRIS-REx, spacecraft traveled to a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu (formerly 1999 RQ36) and collected a sample of rocks and dust from the surface.

The spacecraft is on its way back to Earth to deliver the sample on Sept. 24, 2023. When it arrives, the spacecraft will release the capsule containing pieces of Bennu over Earth’s atmosphere. The capsule will parachute to the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range, where the OSIRIS-REx team will be waiting to retrieve it.
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