OSIRIS-REx Delivers Asteroid Bennu Samples to Earth

OSIRIS-REx returns its sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth on September 24, 2023. The sample return capsule will enter Earth’s atmosphere, cross the Western US, deploy its parachute, and touch down at the Utah Test and Training Range. From there, the capsule will be flown to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where its samples of asteroid Bennu will be curated, distributed, and studied for decades to come. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab Walt Feimer (HTSI): Lead Animator Michael Lentz (USRA): Animator Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (USRA): Animator Lisa Poje (USRA): Animator Josh Masters (USRA): Animator Dante Lauretta (The University of Arizona): Lead Scientist Edward Beshore (The University of Arizona): Scientist Jason Dworkin (NASA/GSFC): Scientist Dan Gallagher (USRA): Producer Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support This video can be freely shared and downloaded at While the video in