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Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REX)

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    Asteroid Sampler Placed Atop Atlas V for Launch

    OSIRIS-REx being transported from the PHSF to the VIF at Pad 41, then lifted to the Atlas V vehicle in preparation for launch.

    The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft was lifted into the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 and bolted into place on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V on Monday. The spacecraft, enclosed in a protective fairing, is to liftoff aboard the rocket on Sept. 8 to begin its mission to survey an asteroid called Bennu and …

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    Atlas V Team Conducts Wet Dress Rehearsal

    Atlas V rolled out of the VIF at Pad 41 for a wet dress rehearsal, for the upcoming launch of OSIRIS-REx.

    The booster and Centaur upper stage of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V vent gaseous propellant during a "wet dress rehearsal" test at Space Launch Complex 41 on Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket will boost NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on its way to the asteroid Bennu. Short for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, …

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    OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Encapsulated, Atlas V Rocket Tanking Test Planned

    The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, foreground, is prepared for encapsulation in its payload fairing, visible in the background

    NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft comes one step closer to launch today as it is sealed inside the two-piece payload fairing that will protect it during the critical early minutes of liftoff. This process, called encapsulation, is taking place inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at Kennedy Space Center, where OSIRIS-REx has undergone prelaunch processing since …

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    Atlas V, Centaur Upper Stage at SLC-41

    ULA's Atlas V Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) being lifted and stationed onto stand at Pad 41 for the OSIRIS-REx upcoming launch.

    Pictured: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket first stage booster is lifted into position at Space Launch Complex 41, located at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Aug. 8. The Centaur upper stage was hoisted atop the booster today. The vehicle will boost NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer, or …

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    Asteroid-Bound Spacecraft and its Ride Take Strides Toward September Launch

    OSIRIS-REx Thermal Blanket Closeout

    NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft – and the rocket that will carry it into space, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V – are making significant strides toward launch, planned for Sept. 8. Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians have installed thermal blankets around the spacecraft (pictured above), culminating …

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