OSIRIS-REx
Proper noun
Meaning
OSIRIS-REx
(astronomy, NASA) Initialism of Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (a NASA asteroid-study and sample-return mission)
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After almost two years circling the ancient asteroid, OSIRIS-REx descended to the boulder-packed surface and snatched a handful of rubble on Tuesday.
Captured on Aug. 11, 2020 during the second rehearsal of the OSIRIS-REx mission’s sample collection event, this image shows the SamCam imager’s field of view as the NASA spacecraft approaches asteroid Bennu’s surface.
NASA’s robot is about to land on asteroid Bennu to unlock the secrets of lifeA meeting between OSIRIS-REx and Bennu will mark the first NASA mission to collect material from the.
Nasa's Osiris-Rex probe touches asteroid Bennu in sample bidOsiris-Rex makes brief contact with asteroid Bennu in an effort to pick up rock samples.
Dork Gently: OSIRIS-REx planned to collect at least 60 grams of material, and they think they got substantially more than that, while also spending longer at the asteroid.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully stows sample of asteroid BennuNASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has successfully stowed the spacecraft's.