OSIRIS-REx Homecoming
In 2016, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx, spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to collect samples from the asteroid named Bennu. On September 24, 2023, OSIRIS-REx returns to Earth with these samples in tow to help us better understand how planets formed a life began, as well as learn more about asteroids that could impact Earth. Join us in commemorating OSIRIS-REx’s return with a special guest speaker in Journey To Mars launched by United Launch Alliance.
Tim Dunn, NASA's senior launch director for the Launch Services Program, will give a presentation at 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM and will offer insights into his role in planning and executing launch campaigns for NASA's science and robotic spacecraft. Be sure to bring your questions!
Plus, watch live coverage from our Rocket Garden of the spacecraft landing at the Utah Test and Training Range in Utah's West Desert, where scientists will be waiting to retrieve it.
In 2016, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx, spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to collect samples from the asteroid named Bennu. On September 24, 2023, OSIRIS-REx returns to Earth with these samples in tow to help us better understand how planets formed a life began, as well as learn more about asteroids that could impact Earth. Join us in commemorating OSIRIS-REx’s return with a special guest speaker in Journey To Mars launched by United Launch Alliance.
Tim Dunn, NASA's senior launch director for the Launch Services Program, will give a presentation at 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM and will offer insights into his role in planning and executing launch campaigns for NASA's science and robotic spacecraft. Be sure to bring your questions!
Plus, watch live coverage from our Rocket Garden of the spacecraft landing at the Utah Test and Training Range in Utah's West Desert, where scientists will be waiting to retrieve it.
