After finishing its seven-year, 4 billion-mile undertaking to the asteroid Bennu in Might 2021, NASA’s OSIRIS is already winging its method to a brand new goal: Aphophis. After finishing this undertaking (and grabbing a pattern), the probe used to be in excellent situation and nonetheless had a lot of gasoline. So, NASA determined it could be an concept to get an advantage undertaking into some other close by asteroid. Time for a sidequestWith its new purpose, OSIRIS (or Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Useful resource Identity, and Safety–Regolith Explorer) has additionally been given a brand new identify: OSIRIS-APEX. Status for (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Useful resource Identity, and Safety – Apophis Explorer), OSIRIS-APEX is now scheduled to rendevous with its goal someday in April 2029.
