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Mission / Small bodies

OSIRIS-REx

NASA · 2016–now · also OSIRIS-APEX, TAGSAM

Sampled the asteroid Bennu with a touch-and-go manoeuvre and returned the sample in 2023; it continues as OSIRIS-APEX to Apophis.

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Papers: 16
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Top techniques

Learning-based Methods5
Perception & State Estimation5
Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking5
Guidance, Dynamics & Control3
Manipulation & Grasping2
Motion Planning & Navigation2

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AAS GN&C2
AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics1
COSPAR1
IAC1
Icarus1
IEEE Access1

Also mentioned

Hayabusa & Hayabusa25
Mars Sample Return1
Perseverance (Mars 2020)1
Rosetta & Philae1

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16 papers naming OSIRIS-REx

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Lessons learned from OSIRIS-REx autonomous navigation using natural feature tracking

David A. Lorenz, Ryan Olds, Alexander May, Courtney Mario +3 moreIEEE Aerospace 2017 74 citedMar 1, 2017

Space × Robotics × AIISRU & CONSTRUCTION Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Guidance, Dynamics & Control OSIRIS-REx

Mar 1, 2017

OSIRIS-REx Touch-and-Go (TAG) Mission Design for Asteroid Sample Collection

Alexander May, Brian Sutter, Timothy Linn, B. Bierhaus +2 moreIAC 2014 10 citedSep 29, 2014

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION ORBITAL ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking OSIRIS-REx

Sep 29, 2014

Bennu's global surface and two candidate sample sites characterized by spectral clustering of OSIRIS-REx multispectral images

J. L. Rizos, J. de Leon, J. Licandro, D. R. Golish +8 moreIcarus 2021 32 citedApr 6, 2021

Space × AIOSIRIS-REx

Apr 6, 2021

Early Navigation Performance of the OSIRIS-REx Approach to Bennu

Peter G. Antreasian, Michael C. Moreau, Coralie D. Adam, Andrew French +17 moreAmerican Astronomical Society 2019Feb 1, 2019

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION OSIRIS-REx

Feb 1, 2019

Opportunities for Greater Autonomy for Osiris-Apex Spacecraft Operations at Apophis

Michael C Moreau, Coralie D Adam, Nayessda Castro, Kenneth M Getzandanner +6 moreSpaceOps 2025May 26, 2025

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation OSIRIS-REx

May 26, 2025

OSIRIS-REx Orbit Determination Covariance Studies at Bennu

P. G. Antreasian, M. Moreau, C. Jackman, K. Williams +2 moreAAS GN&C 2016Feb 5, 2016

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking OSIRIS-REx

Feb 5, 2016

Bennunet—An Update on Applying Deep Learning for Minor Bodies Optical Navigation

Alfredo Escalante López, Pablo Ghiglino, Manuel Sanjurjo-RivoIEEE TAES 2025 3 citedJan 24, 2025

Space × AILearning-based Methods Guidance, Dynamics & Control OSIRIS-REx

Jan 24, 2025

Deep Monocular Hazard Detection for Safe Small Body Landing

Travis Driver, Kento Tomita, Koki Ho, Panagiotis TsiotrasAAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics 2023 1 citedJan 30, 2023

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods OSIRIS-REx

Jan 30, 2023

Mobility and Science operations On An Asteroid Using a Hopping Small Spacecraft on Stilts

H. Kalita, S. Schwartz, E. Asphaug, J. ThangavelauthamPreprint 2018 2 citedJan 29, 2018

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS PLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Surface Mobility & Terramechanics OSIRIS-REx Hayabusa & Hayabusa2

Jan 29, 2018

Tracking Particles Ejected From Active Asteroid Bennu With Event-Based Vision

Loïc J. Azzalini, Dario IzzoMaterials Research Proceedings 2023Sep 13, 2023

Space × RoboticsPerception & State Estimation OSIRIS-REx

Sep 13, 2023

Study of the asteroid Bennu using geodesyANNs and Osiris-Rex data

Moritz von Looz, Pablo Gomez, Dario IzzoPreprint 2021 5 citedSep 29, 2021

Space × AILearning-based Methods OSIRIS-REx

Sep 29, 2021

OSIRI-REx Touch and Go (TAG) Navigation Performance

Kevin Berry, Peter Antreasian, Michael C. Moreau, Alex May +1 moreAAS GN&C 2015Jan 30, 2015

Space × RoboticsRendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking OSIRIS-REx

Jan 30, 2015

CNN-based local features for navigation near an asteroid

Olli Knuuttila, Antti Kestilä, Esa KallioIEEE Access 2023 4 citedSep 20, 2023

Space × Robotics × AIIN-SPACE SERVICING Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods OSIRIS-REx Hayabusa & Hayabusa2

Sep 20, 2023

Bennunet - Applying Machine Learning Techniques for Autonomous Optical Relative Navigation of an Asteroid

Alfredo Escalante, Manuel Sanjurjo-Rivo, Pablo GhiglinoESA International Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems and International Conference on Astrodynamics Tools and Techniques (GNC-ICATT) 2023Jul 31, 2023

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods Perception & State Estimation Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Hayabusa & Hayabusa2 OSIRIS-REx

Jul 31, 2023

Mars Sample Receiving Facility Research and Development to Enable Preservation, Safe Containment, and Scientific Research of Martian Samples on Earth

Michael Calaway, Richard Mattingly, Andrea Harrington, Alvin SmithCOSPAR 2022Jul 16, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION HRI & Teleoperation Manipulation & Grasping Mars Sample Return Perseverance OSIRIS-REx Hayabusa & Hayabusa2

Jul 16, 2022

Autonomous Guidance for Asteroid Descent using Successive Convex Optimization

Shriya HazraPreprint 2019 1 citedApr 1, 2019

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Guidance, Dynamics & Control Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Hayabusa & Hayabusa2 OSIRIS-REx Rosetta & Philae

Apr 1, 2019