Atlas V 411 | OSIRIS-REx

Mission Details

The Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS REx) mission will be the first U.S. mission to carry samples from an asteroid back to Earth and will help scientists investigate how planets formed and how life began, as well as improve our understanding of asteroids that could impact Earth.

Type

Robotic Exploration

Orbit

Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)

Launch Site

Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Country

🇺🇸 USA