#OSIRISREx

Goodbye, asteroid Bennu! Yesterday, our #OSIRISREx spacecraft took a final image before departing for the journey back to Earth. In 2023, it'll arrive back at our home planet, delivering a sample of rocks & dust captured from the asteroid: https://go.nasa.gov/3feOnBM pic.twitter.com/GN8CqSv7P0

Our #OSIRISREx Mission spent two-and-a-half years at asteroid Bennu, the smallest world to ever be orbited. Track its path in space as it surveyed and then sampled Bennu. #AsteroidDaypic.twitter.com/zTFlMJ2gxB

Mission navigation has received confirmation of burn cutoff. #OSIRISREx is headed home with a souvenir of rocks and dusts from a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid! #ToBennuAndBackpic.twitter.com/BmaK1dkPDB

On #StarWarsDay, let us remind you the odds of successfully navigating an asteroid field are…quite good. - #OSIRISREx is preparing to return its sample to Earth - #LucyMission will tour Trojan asteroids - #MissionToPsyche will explore a metallic asteroid https://go.nasa.gov/2Vw54Qe pic.twitter.com/g2mXdZ0qGo

It’s #AsteroidDay! Flash to Sept 2016 when #OSIRISREx launched on ULA’s #AtlasV. Since then, it reached asteroid #Bennu in 2018 and will return a sample to Earth in 2023! #ExplorationEnabled #ToBennuandBack @NASASolarSystempic.twitter.com/J3NDcbLvAS

It's time for our last dance with asteroid Bennu On April 7, #OSIRISREx will perform a final flyover of Bennu to check the extent of the changes caused by sample collection on October 20, 2020. https://go.nasa.gov/39v1hd5 pic.twitter.com/pG4VxDF587

After nearly 5 years in space, @NASASolarSystem's #OSIRISREx mission is heading to Earth with a sample of rocks & dust from a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid! Check out how its mission #ToBennuAndBack exceeded our expectations: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-osiris-rex-spacecraft-heads-for-earth-with-asteroid-sample …pic.twitter.com/bxtT0uXeu3

Hot off the presses! NASA's #OSIRISREx spacecraft has left its mark on asteroid Bennu. This new image, taken during the spacecraft's final flyover on April 7, reveals the aftermath of sample collection. https://go.nasa.gov/3e7v5hq  #ToBennuAndBackpic.twitter.com/HATDkLZWQi

ICYMI: This week, our #OSIRISREx mission began its 2.5 year journey back to Earth after spending 2.5 years analyzing asteroid Bennu in exquisite detail. We now know the shape of Bennu better than the shape of any other celestial object, including our own Earth. #ToBennuAndBackpic.twitter.com/U1H8hvdRfI

Our #OSIRISREx spacecraft successfully completed its last flyover of asteroid Bennu early this morning. The mission added this maneuver to document surface changes resulting from sample collection on Oct. 20, 2020. https://go.nasa.gov/3dIBHCD pic.twitter.com/aBcjJZLmxe

It’s #AsteroidDay! Pictured here is Bennu, the asteroid where @NASA’s #OSIRISREx scooped up a sample last October! The spacecraft is now on its way back to Earth to return the sample in 2023. Want to learn more about asteroids? More info here: http://go.nasa.gov/3xD0fVU pic.twitter.com/IUvNVfC5pf

#ThrowbackThursday inspired by #AsteroidDay. In 2001, @NASA’s #NEARShoemaker spacecraft became the first to land on asteroid Eros. KinetX' Bobby Williams led the Nav Team and Peter Antreasian was the OD team lead, paving the way for future asteroid missions like #OSIRISREx. pic.twitter.com/3TrqWJCMvn

Our #OSIRISRex mission collected a sample of asteroid Bennu and is now bringing its stories home to Earth. What do we hope to learn? Tune in today at 1pm ET for an #AskAstrobio panel episode with mission experts: https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/ask-an-astrobiologist/ …pic.twitter.com/aWQThvtZm4

Broadcasting Now #AsteroidDayLIVE! As we continue to celebrate #AsteroidDay, don’t miss the chance to learn more about #OSIRISREx, meteorites, Vesta & at ~6pm CT @NASA_Johnson scientist Christopher Snead will take part in an asteroid discussion panel: http://asteroidday.org pic.twitter.com/Q8K92l95MA

#KinetXFeatureFriday Meet one of our #OpticalNavigation engineers for #OSIRISREx, Eric Sahr. His responsibilities for the mission are the planning and processing of #OpNav images from the spacecraft. Prior to working at @KinetXSNAFD, he received his Bachelors from @UArizonapic.twitter.com/TQ26ze8COs