OSIRIS-REx / OSIRIS-APEX continuing asteroid-exploration spacecraft family
NASA renamed the flown OSIRIS-REx spacecraft OSIRIS-APEX after it released its Bennu sample capsule; the same spacecraft continues toward an active Apophis mission planned for 2029.
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Identity
- Aliases
- OSIRIS-RExOSIRIS-APEXOrigins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification and Security Regolith ExplorerOrigins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification and Security Apophis Explorer
- Family Name
- OSIRIS-REx / OSIRIS-APEX
- Full Name
- OSIRIS-REx / OSIRIS-APEX continuing asteroid-exploration spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probesample_returnresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA renamed the flown OSIRIS-REx spacecraft OSIRIS-APEX after it released its Bennu sample capsule; the same spacecraft continues toward an active Apophis mission planned for 2029.
- First Flight Year
- 2,016
- Operator
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/osiris-apex/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 11, 2026 at 23:05:10 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 18:30:09 UTC