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Spacecraft carrying historic asteroid samples begins journey to Earth Sophie Lewis © / AP Space Asteroid Grab After nearly five years in space, a NASA spacecraft is nearing the end of its historic mission, beginning its journey home to Earth with a plethora of asteroid samples.  NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft began its journey back to Earth on Monday — a trip that's expected to take around two-and-a-half years. It's returning from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, and it marks NASA's firs...

URL copied NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft way back to Earth with asteroid sample After nearly five years in space, NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with an abundance of rocks and dust from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, the US space agency said. The spacecraft is due to reach Earth on September 24, 2023, after orbiting the Sun twice. On Monday, May 10, at 4.23 p.m. EDT, the spacecraft fired its main engines full throttle for seven minutes -- its most significant manoeuvre s...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft way back to Earth with asteroid sample The spacecraft is due to reach Earth on September 24, 2023, after orbiting the Sun twice Tuesday May 11, 2021 6:43 PM, IANS Washington: After nearly five years in space, NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with an abundance of rocks and dust from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, the US space agency said. The spacecraft is due to reach Earth on September 24, 2023, after orbiting the Sun twice. On Monday, May 10, at 4.23 ...

NASA spacecraft, asteroid sample begin 200 million mile return to Earth OSIRIS-REx launched in 2016 to grab Bennu asteroid sample; will return in 2023 Tags:  A spacecraft is beginning its 200 million mile journey back to Earth on Monday after taking samples from an asteroid. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the OSIRIS-REx mission in 2016, in which a spacecraft traveled to an asteroid near the earth to collect a small sample of rubble for research. The spacecraft successfully touched down on asteroid Bennu in October of 2020, a year after orbiting the asteroid...

Date Time NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads for Earth with Asteroid Sample After nearly five years in space, NASAs Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with an abundance of rocks and dust from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. On Monday, May 10, at 4:23p.m. EDT the spacecraft fired its main engines full throttle for seven minutes its most significant maneuver since it arrived at Bennu in 2018. This burn thrust the spacecraft away from the asteroid at 600 miles per hour (nearly 1,000 kilomete...