OSIRIS-REx live event on 20th Oct 2020. Dont miss!

 OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) is a NASA asteroid-study and sample-return mission.



The mission's main goal, which  is to obtain a sample of at least 60 grams (2.1 oz) from 101955 Bennu( a carbonaceous near-Earth asteroid) and return the sample to Earth for a further analysis.


 On October 20, 2020, around at 6:12pm EDT will attempt to collect sample from the surface.

The sample-return system, called Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism (TAGSAM), consists of a sampler head with an articulated 3.35 metres (11.0 ft) arm.


Note -above information and image is from below wiki link

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSIRIS-REx

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