For questions regarding OSIRIS-Rex (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer), a spacecraft launched in September 2016 with the intent to study and return a sample from asteroid 101955 Bennu.
This tag is intended for questions related to the OSIRIS-Rex (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) spacecraft and its mission. OSIRIS-Rex is a NASA spacecraft launched in September 2016 with the intent of studying and returning a sample from asteroid 101955 Bennu. OSIRIS-Rex will reach the target asteroid in August 2018, study the asteroid for an extended period of time, collect a sample of the asteroid in July 2020, and return the sample to Earth in September 2023.
