by On May 10, 2021, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft fired its main engines full throttle for seven minutes; this burn thrust the spacecraft away from the asteroid Bennu at 1,000 kmh (600 mph), setting it on a 2.5-year cruise towards Earth.
“OSIRIS-REx’s many accomplishments demonstrated the daring and innovate way in which exploration unfolds in real time,” said Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for science at NASA Headquarters.
“The team rose to the challenge, and now we have a primordial piece of our Solar System headed back to Earth where many generations of researchers can unlock its secrets.”
After orbiting the Sun twice, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is due to reach Earth on September 24, 2023.
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“OSIRIS-REx’s many accomplishments demonstrated the daring and innovate way in which exploration unfolds in real time,” said Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for science at NASA Headquarters.
“The team rose to the challenge, and now we have a primordial piece of our Solar System headed back to Earth where many generations of researchers can unlock its secrets.”
After orbiting the Sun twice, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is due to reach Earth on September 24, 2023.
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