Bennu Orbit Insertion
On December 31, 2018, OSIRIS-REx completed its Preliminary Survey of asteroid Bennu and entered into orbit. Complete transcript available.
Music provided by Killer Tracks: Pose dans la tess (instrumental), Ties that BindWatch this video on the OSIRIS-REx mission YouTube channel.
On December 31, 2018, OSIRIS-REx completed its Preliminary Survey of asteroid Bennu and entered into orbit. Bennu measures only half a kilometer in diameter, making it the smallest world ever to be orbited by a spacecraft. OSIRIS-REx will spend the Orbital A phase learning to navigate in Bennu’s low gravity, which must be balanced against other small forces acting on the spacecraft (like solar radiation pressure), and it will transition from stellar navigation to landmark-based navigation. When OSIRIS-REx completes the Orbital A phase in March 2019, it will begin its Detailed Survey of Bennu. Learn more about Bennu orbit insertion.
For More Information
See NASA.gov
Credits
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Animators
- Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Michael Lentz (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Walt Feimer (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Data visualizer
- Kel Elkins (USRA)
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Editor
- Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Interviewees
- Coralie Adam (KinetX)
- Kenny Getzandanner (NASA/GSFC)
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Producer
- Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Videographers
- John Caldwell (AIMM)
- Rob Andreoli (AIMM)
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