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NASA Asteroid Sampling Mission Renamed OSIRIS-APEX

Next Target is Asteroid Apophis on Earth Flyby

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Tom Patton
Jan 08, 2024
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The former OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has set a new course for a rendezvous with asteroid Apophis. The spacecraft's new mission is to study the space rock during its 2029 flyby of Earth, the likes of which hasn’t happened since the dawn of recorded history.

“We learned a lot at Bennu, but now we’re armed with even more questions for our next target.”
Amy Sim…

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