OSIRIS-REx Launch Anniversary

Credits

• Animators

  • Walt Feimer (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
  • Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
  • Lisa Poje (USRA)
  • Michael Lentz (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

• Data visualizer

  • Kel Elkins (USRA)

• Editor

  • Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

• Project scientist

  • Jason Dworkin (NASA/GSFC)

• Scientists

  • Christina Richey (NASA)
  • Daniella DellaGiustina (The University of Arizona/LPL)

• Producers

  • Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
  • Katrina Jackson (USRA)

• Project support

  • Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
  • Amber Jean Watson (Abacus Technology Corporation)

• Principal investigator

  • Dante Lauretta (The University of Arizona)

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    ID: 12360 Animation

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    ID: 4482 Animation

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    ID: 12716 B-Roll

    OSIRIS-REx Launch Footage

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    On September 8, 2016, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft began its journey to near-Earth asteroid Bennu. Just as the sun began to set over Cape Canaveral, OSIRIS-REx made a picture-perfect liftoff at 7:05 pm EDT. It departed Space Launch Complex 41 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 411 rocket, cheered on by crowds of mission personnel and space enthusiasts. The launch sent OSIRIS-REx on a seven-year journey to asteroid Bennu and back.An excerpt of the launch broadcast appears at the top of this page. Raw camera feeds from Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center appear below. These clips are intended as a video editor's resource, and are available for download in their original DVCPRO HD format. Launch commentary is provided by KSC host Mike Curie.Learn more about OSIRIS-REx from NASA and the University of Arizona. ||

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    ID: 20254 Animation

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    ID: 20255 Animation

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    ID: 20257 Animation

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    ID: 20220 Animation

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