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02 Jul 2017

NASA's new mission to deflect a near-Earth asteroid

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) - which is being designed and would be built and managed by the John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory - is moving from concept development to preliminary design phase, the US space agency said.

OSIRIS-REx Mission

10 Feb 2017

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft begins search for Earth's Trojan asteroids

The mission, currently on a two-year outbound cruise to a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu, will spend almost two weeks searching for evidence of these small bodies, the US space agency NASA said on Thursday.

OSIRIS-REx spacecraft

11 Oct 2016

NASA probe tests thrusters on journey to asteroid Bennu

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft fired its Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM) thrusters for the first time last week in order to slightly adjust its trajectory on the outbound journey from Earth to Bennu.

09 Sep 2016

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft lifts off to sample asteroid Bennu - Watch!

The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft lifted off at 7:05 p.m. EDT Thursday from Cape Canaveral on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

08 Sep 2016

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft poised for sampling run to asteroid Bennu!(Watch trailer)

Bolted to the top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will lift off on September 8, 2016, at 7:05 p.m. EDT, from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

07 Sep 2016

NASA's asteroid sample return mission set for Thursday launch

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, is slated to lift off atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket Thursday at 7:05 p.m. EDT, from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Asteroid Redirect Mission

16 Aug 2016

NASA's asteroid mission brings astronauts closer to Mars

ARM is a two-part mission that will integrate robotic and crewed spacecraft operations in the proving ground of deep space to demonstrate key capabilities needed for NASA's journey to Mars.

08 Aug 2016

NASA's sample return mission to earth-bound asteroid 'Bennu': All you need to know!

As per NASA, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will lift off atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on September 8.

01 Aug 2016

NASA's spacecraft set to explore giant asteroid that could destroy Earth

The asteroid, named Bennu, can indeed strike us and and cause massive destruction after being dislodged by a gravitational pull.

26 Jul 2016

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to map surface of asteroid 'Bennu' – Watch video!

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, equipped with an instrument, will measure the spectral signatures of Bennu's mineralogical and molecular components.

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