13K views · 3.1K reactions | In 2016, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration OSIRIS-REx's historic journey to a near-Earth asteroid began as it lifted off on a ULA Atlas V rocket. Nearly 5 years later, we wish the spacecraft a safe journey home as it departs Bennu returning the 1st asteroid sample. #ToBennuandBack #ExplorationEnabled | United Launch Alliance | Facebook

57K views · 185 shares | Today in 2016, NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission was launched. It is set to arrive at asteroid Bennu later this year and become the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid and return it to Earth for study. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/2Qf5feo | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook