OSIRIS-REx -- NASA's first asteroid sampling spacecraft -- is on a seven-year mission to collect a sample of material from a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu and return it to Earth for study. The hydrated, carbon-rich material that the spacecraft retrieves will help generations of scientists unlock the mysteries of the early Solar System.
In this video, the OSIRIS-REx mission design is illustrated in detail, through artist concept animations, data visualizations, launch footage, and imagery from the spacecraft itself. Each phase of the mission is depicted, from launch through sample return, providing an in-depth look at its journey to Bennu and back.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
