Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security - Apophis Explorer (OSIRIS-APEX)

Preliminary telemetry indicates that NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft successfully completed a two-month operation that brought it 25 million miles closer to the Sun than it was designed to function. The spacecraft continues its journey to reach asteroid Apophis in April 2029. The OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft, formerly known as OSIRIS-REx, repositioned one of its two solar arrays to …