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NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission Plans for May Asteroid Departure On May 10, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will say farewell to asteroid Bennu and begin its journey back to Earth. During its Oct. 20, 2020, sample collection event, the spacecraft collected a substantial amount of material from Bennu’s surface, likely exceeding the mission’s requirement of 2 ounces (60 grams). The spacecraft is scheduled to deliver the sample to Earth on Sep. 24, 2023. “Leaving Bennu’s vicinity in May puts us in the ‘sw...

Why NASA Has Delayed Return Journey of Probe that Collected Historic Asteroid Bennu Sample FOLLOW US ON: National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) has announced that the return journey of its asteroid-sampling OSIRIS-REx probe is being delayed by two months. In a statement on Tuesday, the American space agency said that the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will leave asteroid Bennu and begin its journey back to Earth on May 10, 2021. Earlier, the spacecraft was supposed to leave the asteroid on March ...

osiris-rex_departure.png This illustration shows the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft departing asteroid Bennu to begin its two-year journey back to Earth. Credits: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona On May 10, NASAs Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will say farewell to asteroid Bennu and begin its journey back to Earth. During its Oct. 20, 2020, sample collection event, the spacecraft collected a substantial amount of material from Bennus surface, likely exceeding the missions requirement of 2 ounces (60 grams). The spacecraf...

UArizona plans for unscheduled maneuver of OSIRIS-REx before asteroid departure in May The spacecraft will check any changes to the asteroid after it "disturbed a substantial amount" of the asteroid's surface material during the sample collection. Author: Hunter Bassler Updated: 12:54 PM MST January 26, 2021 ARIZONA, USA — Editor's note: The above video is from an earlier broadcast during the original asteroid sample collection. The University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx space mission may have one more thing to do before it begins its long flight back home to ...

Credit: Canadian Space Agency LONGUEUIL, Que. (CSA PR) — It’s an understatement to say that 2020 was an exceptional year. As the year draws to a close, here’s a look at some of the most compelling, inspirational and incredible moments for Canada in space. Happy New Year! Graduation day for Canadian Space Agency astronauts Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk A new class of astronauts will graduate basic training on Jan. 10, 2020. They will join the active astronaut corps, beginning careers in exploration that may take them to the International Space Station, on missions to the Moon u...