OSIRIS-REx / OSIRIS-APEX Spacecraft System
The Lockheed Martin-built OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected samples from asteroid Bennu and delivered its return capsule to Earth in 2023. The surviving spacecraft was renamed OSIRIS-APEX and remains active on an extended mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029.
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Identity
- Aliases
- OSIRIS-REx spacecraftOSIRIS-APEX spacecraft
- Family Name
- OSIRIS-REx / OSIRIS-APEX
- Full Name
- OSIRIS-REx / OSIRIS-APEX Spacecraft System
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbitersample_return
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Lockheed Martin-built OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected samples from asteroid Bennu and delivered its return capsule to Earth in 2023. The surviving spacecraft was renamed OSIRIS-APEX and remains active on an extended mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029.
- First Flight Year
- 2,016
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- unknown
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/osiris-apex/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 16, 2026 at 23:27:08 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 03:31:24 UTC
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