OSIRIS-REx Bennu Mapping Animations
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- Visualizations by:
- Walt Feimer
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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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Movies
- Mapping.webmhd.webm (1080x606) [2.6 MB]
- Mapping_youtube.mp4 (1920x1080) [30.9 MB]
- Mapping_UHD.mov (3840x2160) [1.8 GB]
- Mapping_UHD.webm (3840x2160) [3.2 MB]
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- Mapping_UHD.Silent.en_US.srt [38 bytes]
- Mapping_UHD.Silent.en_US.vtt [51 bytes]
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- Mapping_UHD.00300_print.jpg (1024x576) [47.2 KB]
- Mapping_UHD.00300_print_searchweb.png (320x180) [31.9 KB]
- Mapping_UHD.00300_print_web.png (320x180) [31.9 KB]
- Mapping_UHD.00300_print_thm.png (80x40) [2.7 KB]
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Edited movie of mapping animations
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- Mapping_Bennu_Arrival_4k16_9.mov (3840x2160) [1.3 GB]
- Mapping_Bennu_Arrival_4k16_9_2160p60.mp4 (3840x2160) [7.9 MB]
- Mapping_Bennu_Arrival_4k16_9.webm (3840x2160) [2.0 MB]
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Frame sets
- frames/3840x2160_16x9_60p/Shot1/ (3840x2160) [64.0 KB]
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- Mapping_Bennu_Arrival_4k16_9.Silent.en_US.srt [38 bytes]
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- Mapping_Bennu_Arrival_4k16_9_00500_print.jpg (1024x576) [47.1 KB]
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OSIRIS-REx arrival at Bennu.
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- Mapping_Bennu_Reveal_4k16_9.mov (3840x2160) [2.3 GB]
- Mapping_Bennu_Reveal_4k16_9_2160p60.mp4 (3840x2160) [15.0 MB]
- Mapping_Bennu_Reveal_4k16_9_2160p60.webm (3840x2160) [2.4 MB]
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- frames/3840x2160_16x9_60p/Shot2/ (3840x2160) [64.0 KB]
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- Mapping_Bennu_Reveal_4k16_9.Silent.en_US.srt [38 bytes]
- Mapping_Bennu_Reveal_4k16_9.Silent.en_US.vtt [51 bytes]
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- Mapping_Bennu_Reveal_4k16_9_00000_print.jpg (1024x576) [46.4 KB]
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Bennu reveal.
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Movies
- OREXCamS01_ProRes.mov (5760x2160) [899.3 MB]
- OREXCamS01_16_9_fr_2160p60.mp4 (3840x2160) [11.4 MB]
- OREXCamS01_16_9_fr_2160p60.webm (3840x2160) [1.6 MB]
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- frames/3840x2160_16x9_60p/Shot3/ (3840x2160) [32.0 KB]
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- OREXCamS01_ProRes.Silent.en_US.srt [38 bytes]
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Images
- OREXCamS01_16_9_fr00000_print.jpg (1024x576) [75.1 KB]
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Detailed survey of Bennu.
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Movies
- OREXCamS02_ProRes.mov (5760x2160) [566.5 MB]
- OREXCamS02_16_9_fr_2160p60.mp4 (3840x2160) [1.6 MB]
- OREXCamS02_16_9_fr_2160p60.webm (3840x2160) [614.5 KB]
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- frames/3840x2160_16x9_60p/Shot4/ (3840x2160) [32.0 KB]
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- OREXCamS02_ProRes.Silent.en_US.srt [38 bytes]
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OSIRIS-REx mapping Bennu.
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Movies
- Mapping_Fly_Over_4k16_9.mov (3840x2160) [1.9 GB]
- Mapping_Fly_Over_4k16_9_2160p60.mp4 (3840x2160) [10.2 MB]
- Mapping_Fly_Over_4k16_9.webm (3840x2160) [1.4 MB]
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- frames/3840x2160_16x9_60p/Shot5/ (3840x2160) [32.0 KB]
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- Mapping_Fly_Over_4k16_9.Silent.en_US.srt [38 bytes]
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Images
- Mapping_Fly_Over_4k16_9_00150_print.jpg (1024x576) [40.8 KB]
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OSIRIS-REx flying over Bennu
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Movies
- Mapping_1080_prores.mov (1920x1080) [1.7 GB]
- mapping_1080p60.mp4 (1920x1080) [8.8 MB]
- mapping_1080p60.webm (1920x1080) [3.4 MB]
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- frames/3840x2160_16x9_60p/Shot6/ (1920x1080) [64.0 KB]
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- Mapping_1080_prores.Silent.en_US.srt [38 bytes]
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- mapping_00800_print.jpg (1024x576) [67.3 KB]
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OSIRIS-REx mapping Bennu
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
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Animators
- Walt Feimer (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
- Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Kel Elkins (USRA)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
Missions
This visualization is related to the following missions:Related Pages
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A Web Around Asteroid Bennu – Visualizations
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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OSIRIS-REx - Asteroid Bennu Sample Site Finalists
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
Recorded audio from the OSIRIS-REx approach media teleconference on August 24, 2018, with accompanying presenter graphics. Individual graphics are available below.Watch this video on the NASA.gov Video YouTube channel. || OSIRIS-REx_TAG_preview.jpg (1920x1080) [380.4 KB] || OSIRIS-REx_Approach_Media_Telecon.mp4 (1920x1080) [4.0 GB] || FACEBOOK_720_OSIRIS-REx_Approach_Media_Telecon_facebook_720.mp4 (1280x720) [1.7 GB] || TWITTER_720_OSIRIS-REx_Approach_Media_Telecon_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [934.4 MB] || OSIRIS-REx_Approach_Media_Telecon.webm (960x540) [427.4 MB] || OSIRIS-REx_Approach_082418.wav [51.6 MB] ||
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First NASA Mission To Collect Asteroid Sample Will Slingshot by Earth - 9.22.17 Live Shots
B-roll and canned interviews to be added on Thursday, Sept 21OSIRIS is pronounced: O-Si-Ris || osiris-rex_ega_beauty_shot.png (985x554) [2.7 MB] || osiris-rex_ega_beauty_shot_print.jpg (1024x575) [131.1 KB] || osiris-rex_ega_beauty_shot_searchweb.png (320x180) [83.0 KB] || osiris-rex_ega_beauty_shot_thm.png (80x40) [6.0 KB] ||
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OSIRIS-REx Earth Gravity Assist
When OSIRIS-REx flies by Earth on September 22, 2017, it will use our planet's gravity as a slingshot to catch asteroid Bennu. Complete transcript available.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Music provided by Killer Tracks:"Origin" by Axel Tenner, Michael Schluecker, and Raphael Schalz || 20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_FB.mp4 (1280x720) [138.9 MB] || EGA_1_Flyby_Preview.jpg (3840x2160) [742.5 KB] || EGA_1_Flyby_Preview_searchweb.png (320x180) [79.0 KB] || EGA_1_Flyby_Preview_thm.png (80x40) [5.5 KB] || 20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_TWTR.mp4 (1280x720) [24.6 MB] || WEBM-20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_APR.webm (960x540) [46.8 MB] || 20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_APR.mov (3840x2160) [10.2 GB] || 20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_YT.mp4 (3840x2160) [1.7 GB] || 20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_FB_Output.en_US.srt [1.4 KB] || 20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_FB_Output.en_US.vtt [1.4 KB] ||
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OSIRIS-REx orbits, maneuvers, and mapping
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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Journey to Bennu Trailer
Official trailer for NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || Journey_to_Bennu_Still_Image_print.jpg (1024x576) [149.3 KB] || Journey_to_Bennu_Still_Image_searchweb.png (320x180) [86.7 KB] || Journey_to_Bennu_Still_Image_web.png (320x180) [86.7 KB] || Journey_to_Bennu_Still_Image_thm.png (80x40) [5.8 KB] || 0816_OSIRIS-REx_Bennu_Trailer_1080_h264.mp4 (1920x1080) [352.9 MB] || 0816_OSIRIS-REx_Bennu_Trailer_1080_h264.webm (1920x1080) [12.1 MB] || 20261_Journey_To_Bennu_TRAILER_MASTER2997_youtube_hq.mov (3840x2160) [5.4 GB] || 0816_OSIRIS-REx_Bennu_Trailer_MASTER_4K_ProRes.mov (3840x2160) [18.5 GB] || 0816_OSIRIS-REx_Bennu_Trailer_4K_h264.mp4 (3840x2160) [390.2 MB] || 20261_Journey_To_Bennu_TRAILER_MASTER2997.en_US.srt [44 bytes] || 20261_Journey_To_Bennu_TRAILER_MASTER2997.en_US.vtt [57 bytes] || Journey_to_Bennu_Still_Image.tif (3840x2160) [31.7 MB] ||
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OSIRIS-REx Launch and Deployment Animations
OSIRIS-REx begins its journey to near-Earth asteroid Bennu from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral, aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. In addition to the launch vehicle's liquid-fueled main engine, its 411 configuration includes a strap-on solid rocket booster and a Centaur upper stage. When the launch window opens on the evening of September 8, 2016, the Atlas V will lift OSIRIS-REx above the Florida coastline and propel it eastward over the night side of Earth. Fifty-nine minutes later, OSIRIS-REx will separate from the Centaur upper stage, point its solar arrays at the rising sun, and embark on its nearly two-year cruise to Bennu. ||
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OSIRIS-REx Resource Page
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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OSIRIS-REx Mission Design: Sample Acquisition Campaign
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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OSIRIS-REx Mission Design: Earth Return Animations
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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OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft and Instrument Animations
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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OSIRIS-REx Cruise Animation
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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OSIRIS-REx L-14 Press Briefing Graphics
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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OSIRIS-REx L-2 Science Briefing Graphics
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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NASA Science Live: OSIRIS-REx - X Marks the Spot (Episode 13)
NASA Science Live: OSIRIS-REx - X Marks the Spot [Episode 13]Air Date: December, 12, 2019Watch this video on the ScienceAtNASA YouTube channel. || NSL_ep13_still_print.jpg (1024x573) [80.4 KB] || NSL_ep13_still.png (2554x1430) [4.0 MB] || NSL_ep13_still_searchweb.png (320x180) [87.0 KB] || NSL_ep13_still_thm.png (80x40) [6.2 KB] || 13504_NSL_OSIRIS_REx_Ep13.en_US.srt [50.1 KB] || 13504_NSL_OSIRIS_REx_Ep13.en_US.vtt [47.0 KB] || 13504_NSL_OSIRIS_REx_Ep13_lowres.mp4 (0x0) [550.4 MB] || 13504_NSL_OSIRIS_REx_Ep13_youtube_720.mp4 (0x0) [3.0 GB] || 13504_NSL_OSIRIS_REx_Ep13.mov (0x0) [20.3 GB] || 13504_NSL_OSIRIS_REx_Ep13.webm (0x0) [814.2 MB] ||
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OSIRIS-REx Mission Design: Narrated Feature
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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OSIRIS-REx Launch Anniversary
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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OSIRIS-REx Technology: OCAMS
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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To Bennu and Back
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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