Supporting NASA The 45th Space Wing supports NASA’s launch of the OSIRIS REx spacecraft at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Sept. 8, 2016. This is the first U.S. mission to travel to near-Earth asteroid Bennu. NASA officials expect the spacecraft to return a surface sample to Earth in 2023. United Launch Alliance photo SHARE: Download: Full Size (1.32 MB) Credit: United Launch Alliance VIRIN: 160908-O-ZZ999-180D.JPG Photo Gallery