NASA | NASA selects OSIRIS-REx as New Frontiers MissionbrbrOSIRIS-Rex will visit asteroid 1999 RQ36 and return with samplesbrthat may hold clues to the origin of the solar system and life onbrEarth. For the mission, NASA has selected the team led by PrincipalbrInvestigator Dr. Michael Drake from the University of Arizona. NASAbrGSFC will manage the mission. Lockheed Martin will build the spacecraft.