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OSIRIS-REx Return Cruise from Asteroid Bennu to Earth

Source: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
Published: October 14, 2022
Historical Date: October 14, 2022

OSIRIS-REx returns to Earth with its precious sample of asteroid Bennu. After releasing the sample return capsule on Sept. 24, 2023, the spacecraft will go into orbit around the Sun.

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