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OSIRIS-REx Sample Return
Sample return completed September 24, 2023. NASA's first asteroid sample return mission successfully collected material from asteroid Bennu and delivered it to Earth. The 250-gram sample, the largest asteroid sample ever returned, contains pristine material from the early solar system and is being studied for insights into solar system formation and the origins of life.
Mission Objectives
- Return samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth
- Study primitive carbonaceous asteroid
- Understand solar system formation
- Investigate organic compounds and water
- Assess potentially hazardous asteroid characteristics