ROBOT / SPACE SAMPLE ACQUISITION ARM
OSIRIS-REx TAGSAM
Robotic sample-acquisition arm used by OSIRIS-REx to collect material from asteroid Bennu.
MakerNASA and Lockheed Martin
Introduced2016
StatusMission Complete
Field snapshot
| Manufacturer | NASA and Lockheed Martin |
|---|---|
| Category | space sample acquisition arm |
| Operating classification | Space |
| País | United States |
| Introduced | 2016 |
| Program status | Mission Complete |
Published specifications
Values retain their published units, evidence basis and observation date. Unlike specifications are not silently normalized.
| Specification | Published value | Basis | As of / source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target | asteroid Bennu | Primary Source | Observation date not published Fonte ↗ |
| Mechanism | touch-and-go sample-acquisition arm | Primary Source | Observation date not published Fonte ↗ |
| System Class | space sample acquisition arm | Primary Source | Observation date not published Fonte ↗ |
Capabilities and applications
orbital manipulation
touch-and-go sample acquisition
sample containment