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  • Released Thursday, September 15, 2016
  • Updated Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 11:22AM
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A NASA spacecraft speeds toward a rendezvous with an asteroid.

A NASA spacecraft speeds toward a rendezvous with an asteroid.

Follow the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on its journey to asteroid Bennu and back in this animated video showing an overview of the mission.

Asteroid Bennu completes an orbit around the sun every 436 days and was first observed in 1999.

Asteroid Bennu completes an orbit around the sun every 436 days and was first observed in 1999.

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will collect a sample from Bennu using a mechanical arm to touch the asteroid's surface.

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will collect a sample from Bennu using a mechanical arm to touch the asteroid's surface.

A capsule carrying the sample from Bennu will detach from the spacecraft and return to Earth in 2023.

A capsule carrying the sample from Bennu will detach from the spacecraft and return to Earth in 2023.

For More Information

See NASA.gov

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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