Sep 2016
Osiris-Rex launch
Arrival
and orbit
2017
2018
Dec 2019
Arrives at Bennu
2019
Survey
2020
Apr 2020
First collection rehearsal
Collection
Oct 2020
Collected around 250g
of material
2021
May 2021
Embarks on 1.2bn-mile
return journey
Sample
return
2022
2023
Sep 2023
Capsule returns to Earth
Sep 2016
Osiris-Rex
launch
Oct 2020
Collected around
250g of material
Sep 2023
Capsule returns
to Earth
May 2021
Embarks on 1.2bn-mile
return journey
Dec 2019
Arrives
at Bennu
Apr 2020
First collection
rehearsal
Arrival and orbit
Survey
Collection
Sample return
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023