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After sampling a near-Earth asteroid and leaving our mark on its surface, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft takes final snapshots of its two-year companion before beginning the journey home.

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Dante Lauretta, leader of NASA's history-making OSIRIS-REx mission, will address graduates at Commencement

April 28, 2022

Lauretta is principal investigator of the UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission, NASA's premier mission to visit a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid and bring back a sample.

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Spacecraft firing thrusters near surface of asteroid

NASA gives green light for OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to visit another asteroid

April 24, 2022

The extended UArizona-led mission, dubbed OSIRIS-APEX, will study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis, which is expected to have a close encounter with Earth in 2029.

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Artist's conception of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu.

OSIRIS-REx mission team wins 2022 Swigert Award for Space Exploration

Jan. 18, 2022

The award recognizes the team behind the mission's successful collection of a pristine asteroid sample for laying "the groundwork for forging the next generation of scientists, astronomers, geologists and more."

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Dante Lauretta, leader of NASA's history-making OSIRIS-REx mission, will address graduates at Commencement

NASA gives green light for OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to visit another asteroid

OSIRIS-REx mission team wins 2022 Swigert Award for Space Exploration