OSIRIS-REx will travel to a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu and bring a small sample back to Earth for study. The mission is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2016, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. As planned, the spacecraft will reach Bennu in 2018 and return a sample to Earth in 2023.
More information can be found at nasa.gov/osiris-rex
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / Conceptual Image Lab
Motion design/animation/edit: Lisa Poje
3D Animation: Michael Lentz
3D Animation: Walt Feimer
3D Animation: Adriana Manrique Gutierrez
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