OSIRIS-REx Mission Design: Sample Acquisition Campaign

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)

• Producer

  • Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]

• Technical support

  • Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.) [Lead]

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    A Web Around Asteroid Bennu – Visualizations

    May 10th, 2021
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    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. || web_around_bennu-orbits_bennu_stars.15100_print.jpg (1024x576) [105.4 KB] || web_around_bennu-orbits_bennu_stars.15100_searchweb.png (320x180) [55.9 KB] || web_around_bennu-orbits_bennu_stars.15100_thm.png (80x40) [3.5 KB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_60p/web_around_bennu-orbits_bennu_stars/ (3840x2160) [1.0 MB] || web_around_bennu-orbits_bennu_stars_2160p60.mp4 (3840x2160) [759.1 MB] || web_around_bennu-orbits_bennu_stars_2160p60.webm (3840x2160) [133.2 MB] ||

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    ID: 4744 Animation

    OSIRIS-REx - Asteroid Bennu Sample Site Finalists

    Aug. 12th, 2019
    (updated Nov. 15th, 2023)

    The visualization begins with a rotating 3D model representation of the asteroid Bennu, created using data from the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) instrument. Four candidate sample sites (with labels) are highlighted with PolyCam images.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || bennu_callouts_05_labels_4k_60fps_1349_print.jpg (1024x576) [149.3 KB] || bennu_callouts_05_labels_4k_60fps_1349_thm.png (80x40) [5.6 KB] || bennu_callouts_05_labels_4k_60fps_1349_print_searchweb.png (320x180) [56.8 KB] || bennu_callouts_05_labels_4k_60fps_1080p60.mp4 (1920x1080) [30.4 MB] || bennu_callouts_05_labels_4k_60fps_1080p60.webm (1920x1080) [4.3 MB] || 4744_Bennu_4_Candidate_Sites.mov (3840x2160) [3.1 GB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_60p/Bennu_SampleSiteCallouts_wLabels/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] || bennu_callouts_05_labels_4k_60fps_2160p30.mp4 (3840x2160) [70.5 MB] || 4744_Bennu_4_Sites_Output.en_US.srt [47 bytes] || 4744_Bennu_4_Sites_Output.en_US.vtt [60 bytes] ||

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    OSIRIS-REx Approach Media Telecon

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    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

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    First NASA Mission To Collect Asteroid Sample Will Slingshot by Earth - 9.22.17 Live Shots

    Sept. 22nd, 2017
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    ID: 20251 Animation

    OSIRIS-REx Earth Gravity Assist

    Sept. 22nd, 2017
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

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    ID: 4482 Animation

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    Oct. 4th, 2016
    (updated Nov. 14th, 2023)

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    ID: 20261 Animation

    Journey to Bennu Trailer

    Sept. 7th, 2016
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

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    ID: 20253 Animation

    OSIRIS-REx Launch and Deployment Animations

    Aug. 17th, 2016
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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. || TAG.png (10000x3750) [214.6 MB] || TAG_print.jpg (1024x384) [74.2 KB] || TAG25.png (2500x938) [13.4 MB] || TAG_searchweb.png (320x180) [67.3 KB] || TAG_web.png (320x120) [41.7 KB] || TAG_thm.png (80x40) [4.3 KB] || TAG.psd (10000x3750) [214.6 MB] ||

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    ID: 20256 Animation

    OSIRIS-REx Bennu Mapping Animations

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

    OSIRIS-REx will spend over a year orbiting and mapping asteroid Bennu in preparation of the mission's main science goal – collecting a sample of Bennu for return to Earth in 2023. ||

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    ID: 20257 Animation

    OSIRIS-REx Mission Design: Earth Return Animations

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

    On September 24, 2023, OSIRIS-REx will return its sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth. The sample return capsule will detach from the spacecraft, perform an entry, descent and landing sequence, and touch down at the UTTR facility in Utah. The Bennu samples will be taken to Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas for curation, and will be studied by scientists around the world for decades to come. ||

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    ID: 20258 Animation

    OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft and Instrument Animations

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

    OSIRIS-REx is a solar-powered spacecraft built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems. The spacecraft bus measures 3.2 meters high by 2.4 meters wide (about 10x8 feet). With its solar arrays deployed, the spacecraft spans 6.2 meters in length (over 20 feet). A high-gain antenna on the sun-pointed side of OSIRIS-REx enables communication with Earth. On the opposite side is the TAGSAM, a 3.4-meter-long, folding arm that will reach out and grab a sample of the mission's target, near-Earth asteroid Bennu. ||

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    ID: 20259 Animation

    OSIRIS-REx Cruise Animation

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

    After leaving Earth in September 2016, OSIRIS-REx spent two years traveling to asteroid Bennu. In September 2017 it flew by Earth for a gravity assist, putting the spacecraft in the right orbital inclination to rendezvous with Bennu in December 2018. ||

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    ID: 12339 Animation

    OSIRIS-REx L-14 Press Briefing Graphics

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

    OSIRIS-REx is on a mission to study asteroid Bennu and return a sample to Earth. The graphics on this page were created to support the OSIRIS-REx L-14 press briefing at NASA headquarters on August 17, 2016. All videos are available for download in broadcast quality. The majority of the videos do not contain audio. Links to 4K-resolution versions appear at the bottom of the page.Watch the OSIRIS-REx L-14 press conference.Learn more about OSIRIS-REx from NASA and the University of Arizona. ||

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    ID: 12357 Produced Video

    OSIRIS-REx L-2 Science Briefing Graphics

    Sept. 6th, 2016
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    This page contains supporting graphics for the OSIRIS-REx L-2 science briefing from Kennedy Space Center on September 6, 2016. OSIRIS-REx is a NASA mission to explore asteroid Bennu and return a sample to Earth. The graphics on this page are available for download in broadcast resolution. These graphics do not include audio.Watch the OSIRIS-REx L-2 Science Briefing.To learn more, visit NASA's OSIRIS-REx website and asteroidmission.org. ||

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    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

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    OSIRIS-REx Bennu Impact Probability – Media Telecon

    Aug. 11th, 2021
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    NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 11, to discuss an important finding from NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft.OSIRIS-REx spent over two years near the asteroid Bennu, which is a third of a mile (500 meters) wide. During that time, the spacecraft gathered information about Bennu’s size, shape, mass, and composition while monitoring its spin and orbital trajectory. Before leaving the near-Earth object May 10, 2021, the spacecraft scooped up a sample of rock and dust from the asteroid’s surface. OSIRIS-REx will return the sample to Earth Sept. 24, 2023, for further scientific study.The teleconference will stream live online at: http://www.nasa.gov/liveParticipants in the briefing will be:•Dante Lauretta, study co-author and OSIRIS-REx principal investigator at the University of Arizona in Tucson•Davide Farnocchia, study lead author and scientist with the Center for Near Earth Object Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California•Jason Dworkin, OSIRIS-REx project scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland•Lindley Johnson, planetary defense officer at NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office at NASA Headquarters in WashingtonFor more information about the OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rexLearn more about asteroid Bennu’s updated impact hazard.Read the science paper on Icarus. ||

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    ID: 13744 Produced Video

    OSIRIS-REx Post-TAG Briefing

    Oct. 21st, 2020
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    NASA is hosting a press briefing on Oct. 21 to unveil new videos of the OSIRIS-REx sample collection attempt.The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft unfurled its robotic arm on Oct. 20, and in a first for the agency, briefly touched an asteroid to collect dust and pebbles from the surface for delivery to Earth in 2023.This well-preserved, ancient asteroid, known as Bennu, is currently more than 200 million miles (321 million kilometers) from Earth. Bennu offers scientists a window into the early solar system as it was first taking shape billions of years ago and flinging ingredients that could have helped seed life on Earth. If the sample collection event, known as “Touch-And-Go” (TAG), provided enough of a sample, mission teams will command the spacecraft to begin stowing the precious primordial cargo to begin its journey back to Earth in March 2021. ||

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    ID: 13504 Produced Video

    NASA Science Live: OSIRIS-REx - X Marks the Spot (Episode 13)

    Dec. 12th, 2019
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

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    ID: 13207 Produced Video

    OSIRIS-REx Social Media Interviews

    July 12th, 2019
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    This page contains interviews with personnel from the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission, edited for social media. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft launched Sept. 8, 2016, and began orbiting asteroid Bennu on Dec. 31, 2018. Its primary science objective is to study Bennu and collect a sample for return to Earth in 2023. Bennu is a carbon-rich asteroid that records the earliest history of our solar system, and which may contain the raw ingredients of life. ||

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    ID: 11825 Animation

    OSIRIS-REx Mission Design: Narrated Feature

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

    The OSIRIS-REx mission design includes complex trajectories, polar orbits, and reconnaissance flyovers that will allow the spacecraft to thoroughly explore asteroid Bennu.Music provided by Killer Tracks: Electric Cosmos, Inducing Waves, Newfound Lands, Crystal Sound Bath, ImperatumWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_Thumbnail_2.jpg (2160x1215) [860.2 KB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_Thumbnail_2_searchweb.png (320x180) [63.9 KB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_Thumbnail_2_thm.png (80x40) [4.6 KB] || FACEBOOK_720_11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_facebook_720.mp4 (1280x720) [541.2 MB] || TWITTER_720_11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [86.6 MB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER.webm (960x540) [183.3 MB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER.mov (3840x2160) [56.8 GB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_60.mp4 (3840x2160) [6.8 GB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_30.mp4 (3840x2160) [6.7 GB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_small.mp4 (3840x2160) [578.4 MB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_small_Output.en_US.srt [11.3 KB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_small_Output.en_US.vtt [11.4 KB] ||

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    ID: 12707 Produced Video

    OSIRIS-REx Launch Anniversary

    Sept. 8th, 2017
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    Highlights and interviews from the launch of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on September 8, 2016. Complete transcript available.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Music provided by Killer Tracks: "Uncertain Tragedy," "Particles and Fields," "The Pressure Continues," "Fear Index," "Favor" || OsirisLaunchAnniversaryPreview.jpg (1280x720) [609.7 KB] || OsirisLaunchAnniversaryPreview_thm.png (80x40) [4.7 KB] || OsirisLaunchAnniversaryPreview_searchweb.png (320x180) [73.5 KB] || 12707_OSIRIS-REx_Launch_Anniversary_APR.mov (1920x1080) [4.1 GB] || 12707_OSIRIS-REx_Launch_Anniversary_YT.mp4 (1920x1080) [900.0 MB] || 12707_OSIRIS-REx_Launch_Anniversary_FB.mp4 (1280x720) [362.4 MB] || 12707_OSIRIS-REx_Launch_Anniversary_TWTR.mp4 (1280x720) [65.2 MB] || WEBM-12707_OSIRIS-REx_Launch_Anniversary_APR.webm (960x540) [123.7 MB] || 12707_OSIRIS-REx_Launch_Anniversary_Output.en_US.srt [6.5 KB] || 12707_OSIRIS-REx_Launch_Anniversary_Output.en_US.vtt [6.5 KB] ||

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    ID: 12504 Produced Video

    Searching for Earth's Trojan Asteroids

    Feb. 9th, 2017
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    Trojan asteroids accompany several of our solar system's planets, leading or trailing the planet in its orbit at the L4 and L5 Lagrange points. Detecting our own planet's Trojan asteroids from Earth is difficult because they appear close to the sun from our perspective. In mid-February 2017, NASA's OSIRS-REx mission will search for these elusive objects when the spacecraft passes by Earth's L4 Lagrange point, en route to asteroid Bennu in 2018.Learn more about OSIRIS-REx's search for Earth Trojans.Visit OSIRIS-REx at NASA and the University of Arizona. ||

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    ID: 12443 Produced Video

    OSIRIS-REx Technology: OCAMS

    Dec. 7th, 2016
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    The OSIRIS-REx camera suite will provide global maps and close-up images of asteroid Bennu, along with information about the carbon-rich asteroid's chemical makeup.This video is available for download in 4k resolution.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available.Music Credits: "Ultimate Question" and "Victory Or Failure" by Guy & Zab Skornik [SACEM] || OCAMS_Preview_12443.jpg (3840x2160) [2.1 MB] || OCAMS_Preview_12443_thm.png (80x40) [8.8 KB] || OCAMS_Preview_12443_searchweb.png (320x180) [126.0 KB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_APR.mov (1920x1080) [5.5 GB] || LARGE_MP4_12443_OCAMS_Profile_APR_large.mp4 (1920x1080) [218.7 MB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [108.3 MB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_appletv_subtitles.m4v (1280x720) [108.3 MB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile.webm (960x540) [87.6 MB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_H264_v2.mp4 (3840x2160) [743.3 MB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_APR_4k_60fps.mov (3840x2160) [20.2 GB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_APR_Output.en_US.srt [3.7 KB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_APR_Output.en_US.vtt [3.8 KB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [37.6 MB] ||

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    ID: 12360 Animation

    To Bennu and Back

    Sept. 6th, 2016
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    NASA's latest New Frontiers mission, OSIRIS-REx, will venture to a near-Earth asteroid to discover clues about the unique resources asteroids hold, processes that affect asteroids' orbital paths and their potential for impacting Earth, and the origins of life in the solar system. In addition, OSIRIS-REx will collect a sample from the surface of the asteroid and return it to Earth for generations of scientists to study and analyze, making this the first American asteroid sample return mission and the largest sample returned from an extraterrestrial body since Apollo. OSIRIS-REx's launch window opens September 8, 2016. This is the journey #ToBennuAndBack. ||

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