Osiris-Rex
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.
