NASA | NASA selects OSIRIS-REx as New Frontiers Mission
OSIRIS-Rex will visit asteroid 1999 RQ36 and return with samples
that may hold clues to the origin of the solar system and life on
Earth. For the mission, NASA has selected the team led by Principal
Investigator Dr. Michael Drake from the University of Arizona. NASA
GSFC will manage the mission. Lockheed Martin will build the spacecraft.
