OSIRIS REx Asteroid Sample Return ( Official 4 K NASA Broadcast)

Watch a spacecraft deliver an asteroid sample to Earth Our OSIRISREx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and SecurityRegolith Explorer) spacecraft is approaching Earth, and on Sept. 24, 2023, it will release its sample return capsule into the atmosphere on a path to land at the Department of Defenses Utah Test and Training Range. The touchdown will mark the end of a sevenyear journey to explore asteroid Bennu, collect a sample from its surface, and deliver it to Earth as the U. Ss first pristine asteroid sample. Scientists around the world will study the sample over the coming decades to learn about how our planet and solar system formed, as well as the origin of organics that may have led to life on Earth. For more information about OSIRISREx, visit Credit: NASA , NASA, Asteroid, Space, OSIRISREx