# @nasaartemis on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BLIxTisjUtp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15346469-nasaartemis-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/f843332b88.jpg
- **Posted:** 2016-10-04T10:06:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft perched atop an Atlas V rocket as it is prepared for launch on September 7th for a September 8th liftoff. OSIRIS-REx is on a 7-year journey to return a pristine sample from the asteroid Bennu. After arriving at Bennu in 2018, OSIRIS-REx will spend over a year exploring the asteroid before approaching its surface to grab a sample. Bennu was chosen due to its accessibility from Earth, size & carbon-rich composition. Researchers will be looking for amino acids, nucleic acids, & other building blocks of life in the asteroid sample. Credit: NASA #osirisrex #launch #asteroid #research #cool #ToBennuAndBack #atlasv

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## Tags

osirisrex, research, launch, cool, asteroid, tobennuandback, atlasv

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