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Mount Graham telescope spots OSIRIS-REx spacecraft days before it swings to asteroid

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is approaching Earth for its Sept. 22 Earth Gravity Assist.

OSIRIS-REx rocket rolls out Wednesday for simulated launch

The UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to launch in two weeks, and the first two stages of the rocket will be rolled out to the launch pad Wednesday for a simulated launch.

Chasing Bennu: Inside NASA’s daring mission to capture asteroid pebbles

OSIRIS-REx arrives in Florida for September launch

OSIRIS-REx, led by the UA to fly NASA's first asteroid sample return mission, arrived in Florida to begin final preparations for its September launch.

OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in thermal vacuum testing

The UA-led OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is in thermal vacuum testing, designed to simulate the harsh environment of space and see how the spacecraft and its instruments operate under flightlike conditions.

Student-built experiment integrated onto NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission

A student-built experiment aboard NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission — led by the UA — has been integrated onto the spacecraft.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Begins Environmental Testing

The spacecraft for NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission will now undergo environmental testing at Lockheed Martin Space Systems facilities near Denver.

OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission kickstarts outreach budget with card game

Dante Lauretta, principal investigator for NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, plans to crowdfund a public outreach budget by selling game allowing players to build their own missions.

We will find organic materials on Asteroid Bennu, says OSIRIS-REx principal investigator

The mission's principal investigator, the UA's Dante Lauretta, is convinced that OSIRIS-REx will succeed in finding organic materials on Bennu.

Second instrument delivered for OSIRIS-REx mission

An instrument that will explore an asteroid’s surface in search of water and organic materials has arrived at Lockheed Martin for installation as part of preparations for the UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission.