OSIRIS-REx / OSIRIS-APEX
Following the successful delivery of asteroid Bennu samples to Earth in 2023, the spacecraft began an extended mission as OSIRIS-APEX. It is currently traveling toward the near-Earth asteroid Apophis, where it will perform close-up observations during the asteroid's extremely close flyby of Earth in 2029.
Identity
- Name
- OSIRIS-REx / OSIRIS-APEX
- Slug
- osiris-rex-osiris-apex
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Following the successful delivery of asteroid Bennu samples to Earth in 2023, the spacecraft began an extended mission as OSIRIS-APEX. It is currently traveling toward the near-Earth asteroid Apophis, where it will perform close-up observations during the asteroid's extremely close flyby of Earth in 2029.
- Outcome
- Ongoing
- Program
- New Frontiers program
- Start Date
- 2016-09-08
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSIRIS-REx
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 4/12/2026, 10:31:21 PM
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- 4/12/2026, 10:33:59 PM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Role
- NASA