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Lin Hsin Hsin Space Station

NASA OSIRIS-REx Mission

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Sep 24, 2023 - Apr 13, 2029

Sep 24, 2023, 08:42:00 MDT

🚀 OSIRIS-REx
Crusing speed: 44,497.145 km/h
Enter NASA OSIRIS-REx Mission Earth’s atmosphere
Capsule will parachute from 7,000 feet above
🇺🇸 Department of Defense's Utah Test & Training Range
🎯 Ejecting the sample canister

Sep 24, 2023, 09:02:00 MDT

After the sample return
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will be using its remaining fuel for another long-duration rendezvous -- Asteroid Apophis has been selected for this extended mission

OSIRIS-REx will be renamed to OSIRIS-APEX

Abbreviation for OSIRIS-Apophis Explorer
Apophis is the Ancient Egyptian sun-god Greek name of Apep, an enemy of Ra

Sep 8, 2016 to Sep 24, 2023

OSIRIS-REx traveled

📍 1.93 billion km to reach Asteroid Bennu
📍 2.25 billion km back to Planet Earth

Sep 24, 2023 to Apr 13, 2029

OSIRIS-APEX will be traveling

📍 287,095,507 km to reach Asteroid Apophis
📍 ~310,000,000 km back to Planet Earth

Total Distance traveled

4.78 billion km

Between January 2013 & December 2100
the closest approach of an asteroid to esrth is Asteroid 99942 Apophis
It is expected to happens on Apr 13, 2029
at a distance of 65,520 km or 0.00043797 AU

Asteroid Apophis
Discovered: 2004
Size: 340 meters
Estimated weight: 61 billion kg
Composition: Rock & metallic
one of the most hazardous asteroids that could impact Earth Impact assessment changed after astronomers tracked Apophis and its orbit became better determined.