NASA | NASA selects OSIRIS-REx as New Frontiers Mission

The Osiris Rex mission, launched in 2016, aims to explore asteroid RQ 36 to understand its composition and potential resources. The mission will collect samples to study the origins of the solar system and organic molecules that may have seeded life on Earth. Managed by NASA Goddard, the mission's findings could reveal insights into how life began on our planet. The sample return in 2023 will provide valuable data for decades of research.

What is the primary goal of the Osiris Rex mission?

• To explore the surface of Mars

• To study a 1900-foot diameter asteroid

• To launch a satellite into orbit

• To investigate the rings of Saturn

What does the Osiris Rex mission aim to collect from the asteroid?

• Lunar rocks

• Asteroid samples

• Solar wind particles

• Meteorite samples

What potential resources are researchers interested in finding on the asteroid?

• Gold and silver

• Carbon and nitrogen

• Water and metals

• Helium and hydrogen

Which organization is responsible for managing the Osiris Rex mission?

• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

• Russian Federal Space Agency

• European Space Agency

• SpaceX

Who is leading the team for the Osiris Rex mission?

• Dr. Neil Armstrong

• Dr. Michael Drake

• Dr. Carl Sagan

• Dr. Sally Ride