Osiris-Rex 2023

Celebrate space exploration with this OS/R/S-REx stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.The stamp shows a capsule containing a sample of the asteroid Bennu parachuting down to Earth. This is the final step in NASA's7-year mission to study and map the asteroid. The sample will help scientists learn how our solar system fomed.On the left side of the pane 4 images ilustrate crucial milestones in the OSlRlS-REx mission. On the reverse side text describesthe mission and explains each image.

Asteroids are time capsules that preserve the earliest history of our solar system and may contain chemical signatures of thebuilding blocks of life. Scientists from all over the world will study the pieces of Bennu.With this stamp, you can be part of this exciting moment in science!The OS/R/S-REx stamp is being issued as a Forever@ stamp, This Forever stamp will alwavs be eaual in value to the current FirstClass Mail® one-ounce rate.

Made in the USA