OSIRIS-APEX Program
OSIRIS-APEX is the active follow-on to NASAs OSIRIS-REx mission. The spacecraft will study the physical changes to asteroid Apophis after its close encounter with Earth in 2029, including surface composition and geologic response, and will rendezvous with Apophis in 2029.
Identity
- Aliases
- OSIRIS-APEXOSIRIS-Apophis ExplorerOSIRIS APEX
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- OSIRIS-APEX Program
- Status
- active
- Types
- explorationscienceresearch
Details
- Description
- OSIRIS-APEX is the active follow-on to NASAs OSIRIS-REx mission. The spacecraft will study the physical changes to asteroid Apophis after its close encounter with Earth in 2029, including surface composition and geologic response, and will rendezvous with Apophis in 2029.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2023-09-24
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:41:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:41:11 UTC