Osiris-Rex
OSIRIS-REx to make final close approach to asteroid before heading back to Earth
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will make one final close approach to the asteroid it collected samples from next week before heading back to Earth.
OSIRIS-REx safely stores asteroid sample
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has secured material it collected from the asteroid Bennu into a sample return capsule, a process the mission accelerated after images showed material leaking into space.
Asteroid samples leaking from OSIRIS-REx
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected so much material from the surface of the asteroid Bennu that the lid of its sampling head is jammed open, causing material to leak out and changing the agency’s plans for the mission.
NASA confident OSIRIS-REx collected asteroid samples
The leaders of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission are confident that the spacecraft collected material from the surface of the asteroid Bennu during a touch-and-go (TAG) maneuver Oct. 20.
OSIRIS-REx touches down on asteroid
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of the asteroid Bennu Oct. 20, but it may be several days before project scientists know how much material the probe collected for return to Earth.
NASA selects OSIRIS-REx asteroid sampling site
NASA announced Dec. 12 that it has selected the site on a near Earth asteroid where a spacecraft will touch down and collect samples, a task that has become more difficult than mission planners originally expected.
Atlas 5 launches NASA asteroid sample return mission
An Atlas 5 successfully launched a NASA mission to visit a near Earth asteroid and return samples of it to Earth Sept.8.
OSIRIS-REx cleared for Thursday launch
NASA managers have given their approval for the launch Sept. 8 of an Atlas 5 carrying a spacecraft that will travel to a nearby asteroid, collect samples and return them to Earth.
Launch of NASA asteroid mission unaffected by SpaceX failure
NASA said Sept. 1 that the launch of an asteroid sample return mission from Florida remained on schedule for next week despite the explosion of SpaceX Falcon 9 at a neighboring launch pad.
OSIRIS-REx mated with its Atlas 5 launcher for Sept. 8 liftoff
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid spacecraft was installed on its launch vehicle Monday.
OSIRIS-REx arrives in Florida for September launch
A spacecraft that will fly NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission arrived in Florida May 20 to begin final preparations for its September launch.
Lockheed Finishes Building Asteroid Sample Return Craft
NASA’s Osiris-Rex will now undergo five months of testing to ensure it is space worthy.
Osiris-Rex PI Kickstarting Outreach Budget With Card Game
The head of NASA’s Osiris-Rex asteroid sample-return probe plans to crowdfund a public outreach budget for the mission on Kickstarter by selling a card game in which players compete to build their own space missions.
