OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Departs Asteroid Bennu for Earth | NASA

OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Departs Asteroid Bennu for Earth | NASA

This animation shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft departing asteroid Bennu, returning to Earth, and dropping off a capsule of pristine material from the asteroid. On September 24, 2023, the sample return capsule will enter Earth’s atmosphere, cross the Western U.S., deploy its parachute, and touch down at the Air Force’s Utah Test and Training Range in the Great Salt Lake Desert. From there, the capsule will be flown to NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, where its samples of asteroid Bennu will be curated, distributed, and studied for decades to come.

OSIRIS-REx Mission: 

http://www.asteroidmission.org

Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab/SVS

Duration: 1 minute, 20 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 12, 2022

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