{"id":15658,"date":"2016-09-16T12:03:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T12:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=15658"},"modified":"2016-09-16T12:04:52","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T12:04:52","slug":"nasas-first-ever-asteroid-mission-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/nasas-first-ever-asteroid-mission-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA&#8217;s First Ever Asteroid Mission launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Name the spacecraft launched onboard United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid Bennu?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Atlantis<br \/>\n(b) OSIRIS-Rex<br \/>\n(c) New Horizon<br \/>\n(d) Kepler<br \/>\n<strong>Ans : ( b)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 8 September 2016 US space agency, NASA launched OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft onboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">OSIRIS-REx is United States\u2019 first mission to collect samples from an asteroid and return to Earth.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It will reach the Bennu asteroid in August, 2018.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The spacecraft will spend over a year exploring the asteroid before approaching its surface to grab a sample.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">OSIRIS-REx&#8217;s main goal is to gather dirt and debris at least 60 grams (2.1 ounces) from the surface of the asteroid and return it to Earth by 2023 for further study.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mission will help scientists investigate how planets formed and how life began, as well as improve our understanding of asteroids that could impact Earth.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">101955 Bennu is a carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group that was discovered by the LINEAR Project on September 11, 1999.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/09\/08\/nasa-has-successfully-launched-osiris-rex-their-first-asteroid-sample-return-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/09\/08\/nasa-has-successfully-launched-osiris-rex-their-first-asteroid-sample-return-mission\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-s-osiris-rex-speeds-toward-asteroid-rendezvous\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-s-osiris-rex-speeds-toward-asteroid-rendezvous\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asteroidmission.org\/mission\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.asteroidmission.org\/mission\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asteroidmission.org\/?latest-news=nasas-osiris-rex-speeds-toward-asteroid-rendezvous\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.asteroidmission.org\/?latest-news=nasas-osiris-rex-speeds-toward-asteroid-rendezvous<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Name the spacecraft launched onboard United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid Bennu? 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