OSIRIS Rex: Sample Return from a Primitive Near Earth Asteroid

Planetary scientist Dr. Scott Messenger of the NASA Johnson Space Center discusses the OSIRISREx sample return mission to asteroid Bennu. Scheduled to launch September 3, 2016, OSIRISREx will provide an understanding of the origin and history of primitive asteroidal material. This was the third presentation in the Lunar and Planetary Institutes 2015 2016 Cosmic Exploration Speaker Series Solar System Exploration Today and Tomorrow. Please note: Audio is absent for the first 3. 5 minutes of the record