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    ID: 13657 B-Roll

    OSIRIS-REx: Science Operations Center & Mission Support Area

    July 9th, 2020
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    This editor's resource page contains footage of the OSIRIS-REx Science Operations Center at the University of Arizona in Tucson, and of the Mission Support Area at Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado. OSIRIS-REx is a NASA mission studying near-Earth asteroid Bennu. It will return a sample of Bennu to Earth in 2023. || The OSIRIS-REx Science Operations Center (SOC) at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Data from the spacecraft are downlinked to the SOC for study by science team members. ||

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    ID: 13123 Produced Video

    Bennu Orbit Insertion

    Dec. 31st, 2018
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    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. ||

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    ID: 12166 Produced Video

    OSIRIS-REx Mission Arrives at Asteroid Bennu

    Dec. 3rd, 2018
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    OSIRIS-REx mission team members capture the excitement of arriving at asteroid Bennu. Music provided by Killer Tracks: Distant Echoes, Game Show Sphere 9Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || Asteroids are the leftover building blocks of the solar system. These remnants from the dawn of planet formation may have delivered organics and water to early Earth, and could even hold clues to the origins of life. Now, a NASA mission called OSIRIS-REx has arrived at near-Earth asteroid Bennu. It will map and study the small body in great detail, and return a piece of Bennu to Earth in 2023. The discoveries of OSIRIS-REx will shed light on our solar system’s ancient history, and help pave the way for future exploration of other small bodies. ||

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    ID: 12347 Produced Video

    OSIRIS-REx Interview Clips

    Aug. 23rd, 2016
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    This resource page contains broadcast-quality interview clips about the OSIRIS-REx mission. Clips are available for download in both Apple ProRes and H.264 versions. || Dr. Dante Lauretta - OSIRIS-REx Principal Investigator, University of ArizonaInterview from December, 2014 at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center studio.0:00 - Dante Lauretta Intro0:07 - What is OSIRIS-REx?0:23 - Why is OSIRIS-REx exciting?0:51 - Why are asteroids considered "time capsules"?1:49 - Why sample an asteroid instead of studying meteorites?2:51 - Why was Bennu chosen as the target asteroid?4:01 - What is the timeline of the OSIRIS-REx mission?4:20 - How will OSIRIS-REx navigate in the low gravity of Bennu?5:10 - What will OSIRIS-REx do while it's at Bennu?6:24 - How will OSIRIS-REx select a sample site?7:32 - How does OSIRIS-REx and TAGSAM incorporate what you've learned from past missions?8:49 - What will happen to the sample once it's back on Earth?9:26 - How will scientists be able to study the returned sample? ||

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    ID: 12309 Produced Video

    OSIRIS-REx Technology: OVIRS

    July 25th, 2016
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    OSIRIS-REx will use its visible and infrared spectrometer (OVIRS) to study the chemical composition of Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid that may hold clues to the origins of life.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || NASA is sending the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to explore near-Earth asteroid Bennu, a carbon-rich body that may contain clues to the origins of life. When OSIRIS-REx arrives at Bennu in 2018, it will spend over a year orbiting the asteroid and studying it with a suite of remote sensing instruments. The OSIRIS-REx Visible and Infrared Spectrometer, or OVIRS, will look at Bennu's spectral signature to detect organics and other minerals. After OVIRS and its fellow instruments have thoroughly surveyed Bennu, OSIRIS-REx will descend to the asteroid's surface, collect a sample, and return it to Earth in 2023.Learn more about the OVIRS instrument.Visit the OSIRIS-REx mission website. ||

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    ID: 4905 Animation

    A Web Around Asteroid Bennu – Visualizations

    May 10th, 2021
    (updated Aug. 26th, 2023)

    This visualization depicts the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s trajectory around the asteroid Bennu from the initial arrival in Dec 2018 through the final departure in April 2021. The trajectory is presented in a Sun Bennu North reference frame. Several mission segments are highlighted in white, leading up to the TAG sample collection maneuver on Oct 20, 2020. || The Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft arrived at near-Earth asteroid Bennu in December 2018. After studying the asteroid for nearly two years, the spacecraft successfully performed a Touch-And-Go (TAG) sample collection maneuver on October 20, 2020. The spacecraft will remain in asteroid Bennu’s vicinity until May 10, when the mission will enter its Return Cruise phase and begin its two-year journey back to Earth. This data visualization presents the mission’s complete trajectory during its time at Bennu. ||

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    ID: 20287 Animation

    OSIRIS-REx Mission Design: Site Selection Campaign

    Nov. 30th, 2018
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    Baseball Diamond Left || Once OSIRIS-REx has completed its Preliminary Survey of Bennu and entered orbit, it will be ready to study the asteroid in greater detail. Its observations will help mission planners to identify candidate sample sites on Bennu – areas where it is safe to collect a sample, and which are of interest to scientists. During this phase, OSIRIS-REx will: scan Bennu from pole-to-pole, globally map its surface, take high-resolution images, and study its spectra to determine the asteroid’s mineral composition. ||

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    ID: 4482 Animation

    OSIRIS-REx orbits, maneuvers, and mapping

    Oct. 4th, 2016
    (updated Sept. 21st, 2023)

    The Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer spacecraft will travel to a near-Earth asteroid, called Bennu (formerly 1999 RQ36), and bring at least a 2.1-ounce sample back to Earth for study. The mission will help scientists investigate how planets formed and how life began, as well as improve our understanding of asteroids that could impact Earth.OSIRIS-REx launched on Sept. 8, 2016, at 7:05 p.m. EDT. As planned, the spacecraft will reach its target asteroid in 2018 and return a sample to Earth in 2023. These animations depict the journey of OSIRIS-REx to Bennu and back, including the complex maneuvers that the spacecraft will perform in the asteroid's low-gravity environment. The animations are presented in chronological order. ||

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    ID: 20254 Animation

    OSIRIS-REx Resource Page

    Aug. 17th, 2016
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    This page contains graphics and animation resources related to near-Earth asteroid Bennu, the target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. || Large format image of OSIRIS-REx before sampling Bennu. || Bennu title sequence || Bennu size comparision. ||

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    ID: 20255 Animation

    OSIRIS-REx Mission Design: Sample Acquisition Campaign

    Aug. 17th, 2016
    (updated Aug. 26th, 2023)

    After nine months in orbit around asteroid Bennu, OSIRIS-REx will begin the process of maneuvering closer to the surface in preparation of the sample collection event. Once the sample site has been selected, OSIRIS-REx will break from its polar orbit to practice three flyovers of the site at increasing proximities, eventually matching Bennu's speed and rotation. The narrow-angle PolyCam will image the sample site at sub-centimeter resolution during these close passes.When OSIRIS-REx is ready, it will slowly descend to Bennu's surface at a few centimeters per second. Its outstretched arm will touch down and blow high-pressure nitrogen gas into Bennu's soil. This will force loose dust, dirt, and rocks upward into the TAGSAM head, trapping the material inside. OSIRIS-REx will then weigh and stow the captured sample for return to Earth in 2023. ||

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