OSIRIS-REx
AgencyNASA
Year2016-2023
TypeAsteroid sampling
RocketAtlas V
CountryUSA
About the Mission
Collected a sample from asteroid Bennu and returned it to Earth in September 2023. The sample capsule landed in Utah. Bennu has a small chance of hitting Earth in the 2100s, making its composition important to study. Returned about 121 grams of asteroid material.
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