OSIRIS-REx (Bennu sample return)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/OSIRIS-REx_(Bennu_sample_return)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf NASA space science missions
gptkbp:cost ~$800 million
gptkbp:duration 7 years (planned)
gptkbp:firstUSMissionToReturnAsteroidSample true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label OSIRIS-REx (Bennu sample return)
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:OCAMS_(camera_suite)
gptkb:OLA_(OSIRIS-REx_Laser_Altimeter)
gptkb:OTES_(Thermal_Emission_Spectrometer)
gptkb:OVIRS_(Visible_and_Infrared_Spectrometer)
gptkb:REXIS_(X-ray_Imaging_Spectrometer)
gptkb:TAGSAM_(Touch-And-Go_Sample_Acquisition_Mechanism)
gptkbp:launchDate 2016-09-08
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-41
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_V_411
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_Space_Systems
gptkbp:mass ~250 grams
gptkbp:missionType asteroid sample-return
gptkbp:nextMissionPhase gptkb:OSIRIS-APEX_(Apophis_Explorer)
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Origins,_Spectral_Interpretation,_Resource_Identification,_Security,_Regolith_Explorer
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:principalInvestigator gptkb:Dante_Lauretta
gptkbp:program gptkb:NASA_New_Frontiers_program
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:OSIRIS-APEX
gptkb:Hayabusa2
gptkbp:returnDate 2023-09-24
gptkbp:sampleAnalysisLocation gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkbp:sampleCollectionDate 2020-10-20
gptkbp:sampleCuration gptkb:NASA_Astromaterials_Research_and_Exploration_Science_Division
gptkbp:sampleReturnLocation gptkb:Utah_Test_and_Training_Range
gptkbp:scientificGoals improve understanding of solar system formation
investigate resources for future space exploration
return pristine asteroid sample to Earth
study Bennu's composition, structure, and history
study asteroid impact hazard
gptkbp:status completed sample return phase
gptkbp:target gptkb:101955_Bennu
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:OSIRIS-APEX
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6