OSIRIS-REx TAG Events
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OSIRIS-REx Mission Support Area - TAG Sequence and Celebration
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OSIRIS-REx TAG Event: NASA's First Asteroid Sample Collection Attempt
Live Broadcast - October 20, 2020
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OSIRIS-REx Post TAG Briefing
Live Broadcast - October 21, 2020
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Credits
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Graphics
- Dan Gallagher (KBRwyle) [Lead]
- James Tralie (ADNET)
- Swarupa Nune (InuTeq)
Hosts
- Michelle Thaller (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Dante Lauretta (The University of Arizona)
- Gary Napier (Lockheed Martin)
- James Tralie (ADNET)
- Nancy Neal-Jones (NASA/GSFC)
Presenters
- Dante Lauretta (The University of Arizona)
- Rich Burns (NASA/GSFC)
- Sandra Freund (Lockheed Martin)
- Thomas H. Zurbuchen (NASA/HQ)
Director
- Michael Starobin (KBRwyle)
Producers
- Rani Gran (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Chris Tucker (Lockheed Martin)
- Ned Barbee (Lockheed Martin)
Technical director
- John Caldwell (AIMM)
Audio technician
- Alexander Velle (SAIC)
Support
- Erin Morton (The University of Arizona)
- Rich Melnick (KBRwyle)
Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET)
Broadcast engineer
- Don Garcia (Garceworks)
Nasa administrator
- James Bridenstine (NASA/HQ)
Video engineers
- Pat Kennedy (KBRwyle)
- Walter Lindblom (SAIC)
Missions
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Asteroid Bennu’s Surprising Surface Revealed by OSIRIS-REx
July 7th, 2022
Read moreWhen OSIRIS-REx touched down on asteroid Bennu, it encountered a surface of loose rocks and pebbles just barely held together by gravity.Complete transcript available.Universal Production Music: “Subsurface” by Ben Niblett and Jon CottonWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. NO TITLES – Version for video editors. Revisit the TAG event in this narrated video and learn why asteroid Bennu’s surface is surprisingly weak.Complete transcript available.Universal Production Music: “Difficult Conversation” and “Into Motion” by Peter Larsen; “Big Data” by Dominique Dalcan; “Subsurface” by Ben Niblett and Jon Cotton; “Crypto Current” by Dominique Dalcan; “Spaceman” by RainmanWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. Version for Instagram Reels of full video.When OSIRIS-REx touched down on asteroid Bennu, it encountered a surface of loose rocks and pebbles just barely held together by gravity.Complete transcript available.Universal Production Music: “Subsurface” by Ben Niblett and Jon Cotton On October 20, 2020, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected a sample of near-Earth asteroid Bennu. This “TAG event” revealed surprising details about Bennu’s loosely-packed surface. The spacecraft’s arm sank almost half a meter into the asteroid, far deeper than expected, confirming that Bennu’s surface is incredibly weak. During the event, OSIRIS-REx collected a handful of material and kicked up roughly six tons of loose rock. It will return its sample of Bennu to Earth in September 2023.Learn more about the surface properties of asteroid Bennu. For More InformationSee [NASA.gov](https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex) Related pages
OSIRIS-REx Touches Asteroid Bennu
Oct. 21st, 2020
Read moreOSIRIS-REx touches down on asteroid Bennu at 6:08pm EDT on October 20th, 2020.Music is "Event Horizon" by Jochen Reinhold Flach of Universal Production Music.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. Captured on Oct. 20, during the OSIRIS-REx mission’s Touch-And-Go (TAG) sample collection event, this series of 82 images shows the SamCam imager’s field of view as the NASA spacecraft approaches and touches down on asteroid Bennu’s surface. The sampling event brought the spacecraft all the way down to sample site Nightingale, and the team on Earth received confirmation of successful touchdown at 6:08 pm EDT. Preliminary data show the sampling head touched Bennu’s surface for approximately 6 seconds, after which the spacecraft performed a back-away burn. For More InformationSee [https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex](https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex) Related pages
NASA OSIRIS-REx Final Command Go for TAG
Oct. 19th, 2020
Read moreEditor's resource reel - The Go for TAG command sequence is sent to OSIRIS-REx from the Mission Support Area at Lockheed Martin Space on October 20, 2020. October 20, 2020, 7:29 am MDTFinal commands sent to OSIRIS REx: Go for Touch-And-Go (TAG) Command SequenceLocation: Lockheed Martin Space, Mission Support Area, Littleton, ColoradoCredit: Lockheed Martin For More InformationSee [NASA.gov](https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex) Related pages
OSIRIS-REx Science and Engineering Briefing
Oct. 19th, 2020
Read moreMain title for T-1 OSIRIS-REx Science and Engineering Briefing 1. Intro to Briefing: Excerpt of Challenges of TAGMusic is "Avenger" by Max Cameron Concors of Universal Production Music. 1. Zurbuchen - OSIRIS-REx OverviewTop Left: OSIRIS-REx Launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 411 rocket on September 8, 2016 at 7:05 pm EDT.Top Right: Image of Bennu was taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.Center: Image of sample site Nightingale Crater, OSIRIS-REx’s primary sample collection site on asteroid Bennu, overlaid with a graphic of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to illustrate the scale of the site.Bottom Left: Image of OSIRIS-REx’s SamCam imager’s field of view as the NASA spacecraft approaches asteroid Bennu’s surface, taking during the second dress rehearsal for sample collection on August 11, 2020.Bottom Center: Illustration of trajectory and configuration of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during Checkpoint rehearsal, which was the first time the mission practiced the initial steps of collecting a sample from asteroid Bennu.Bottom Right: Image of Sierra Gonzalez, Lockheed Martin Systems Engineer, taken April 14, 2020 during the four-hour rehearsal of the Checkpoint maneuver in which OSIRIS-REx came within 125 meters (410 feet) of Bennu’s surface.Credits: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/ Lockheed Martin/United Launch Alliance 1. Glaze - Asteroid missions and sample returnTop Left: Apollo sample processors (from left to right) Andrea Mosie, Charis Krysher and Juliane Gross open lunar sample 73002 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Moon rocks inside this tube have remained untouched since they were collected on the surface and brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts nearly 50 years ago.Top Right: Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, collects lunar rake samples at Station 1 during the mission's first spacewalk at the Taurus-Littrow landing site.Center: Illustration showing NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending towards asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the asteroid’s surface.Bottom Left: Illustration of NASA’s DART spacecraft prior to impact at the Didymos binary system.Bottom Center: Illustration of NASA’s Lucy spacecraft performing a flyby of a Jupiter Trojan.Bottom Right: Illustration of NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft with Five-Panel Array.Credits: NASA/Goddard/JPL-Caltech / Arizona State University/University of Arizona/Johns Hopkins APL/Space Systems Loral/James Blair/Steve Gribben/Peter Rubin 1. Enos - Bennu Pyramid Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona 2. Enos - Sample Site NightingaleCredit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona 3. Enos - Nightingale Up CloseCredit: NASA/Goddard/SVS 1. Getzandanner - OSIRIS-REx Orbit ManeuversData provided by NASA/University of Arizona/CSA/York University/MDACredit: NASA/Goddard/SVS 2. Getzandanner - OSIRIS-REx Lowest AltitudesCredit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona 3. Getzandanner - OSIRIS-REx Imagery of Asteroid BennuCredit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona 4. Getzandanner - TAG Orbit ManeuversData provided by NASA/University of Arizona/CSA/York University/MDACredit: NASA/Goddard/SVS 5. Getzandanner - Sample Site Nightingale Hazard MapData provided by NASA/University of Arizona/CSA/York University/MDACredit: NASA/Goddard/SVS 1. Buck - MSA during MatchPoint RehearsalCredit: Lockheed Martin 2. Buck - Spacecraft POV of TAGData provided by NASA/University of Arizona/CSA/York University/MDACredit: NASA/Goddard/SVS 3. Buck - TAGSAM ExplainedOSIRIS-REx descends to the surface of asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of fine-grained material from site Nightingale using its TAGSAM instrument.Credit: NASA/Goddard/CI Lab 4. Buck - Initiating NFT and Descent to NightingaleCredit: NASA/Goddard/CI Lab 5. Buck - Nightingale Sampling Area to ScaleThis artist concept animation shows a size comparison of the planned sample collection area before arriving at Bennu (orange), and after arriving at Bennu (blue). The original mission plan envisioned a sample site with a diameter of 164 feet (50 m). However, the sampling region for site Nightingale is approximately 26 ft (8 m) in diameter. The area safe enough for the spacecraft to touch is the width of a few parking spaces.Credit: NASA/Goddard/CI Lab 6. Buck - TAG "What If?" Scenario - Descent onto a Hazard During its descent to site Nightingale, OSIRIS-REx could encounter several hazardous scenarios that would prevent it from collecting a sample of asteroid Bennu on its first attempt, including: Wave-Off, TAG on a boulder, and TAG on rocks.Credit: NASA/Goddard/CI Lab 7. Buck - TAG Sequence OSIRIS-REx makes its descent to Nightingale and collects a sample using its TAGSAM collector head.Credit: NASA/Goddard/CI Lab NASA is hosting a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT Monday, Oct. 20, to provide an update on the agency’s first attempt to contact the surface of asteroid Bennu and collect a sample.The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will travel to the asteroid’s surface during its first sample collection attempt Oct. 20. Its sampling mechanism will touch Bennu’s surface for several seconds, fire a charge of pressurized nitrogen to disturb the surface, and collect a sample before the spacecraft backs away.Participating in this mission update are:• Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate• Lori Glaze, director of NASA's Planetary Science Division• Heather Enos, OSIRIS-REx deputy principal investigator, University of Arizona, Tucson• Kenneth Getzandanner, OSIRIS-REx flight dynamics manager, Goddard• Beth Buck, OSIRIS-REx mission operations program manager, Lockheed Martin Space, Littleton, ColoradoFor more information, go to nasa.gov/osiris-rex or asteroidmission.org For More InformationSee [https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex](https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex) Related pages
OSIRIS-REx Post-TAG Briefing
Oct. 21st, 2020
Read moreNASA 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. 1. Lauretta - TAG Movie 1Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona 2. Lauretta - TAG Movie 2Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona 3. Lauretta - TAG Movie 3Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona 1. Burns - TAGSAM ExplainedOSIRIS-REx descended to the surface of asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of fine-grained material from site Nightingale using its TAGSAM instrument.Credit: NASA/Goddard/CI Lab 2. Burns - Nightingale Hazard Map and TAG LocationCredit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona 3. Burns - BackawayAfter collecting the sample of Bennu, OSIRIS-REx fired its thrusters and backed away to a safe distance from the asteroid.Credit: NASA/Goddard/CI Lab/SVS 1. Freund - Sample Imaging VerificationOSIRIS-REx will use its SamCam instrument to visually inspect the TAGSAM head and verify sample collection.Credit: NASA/Goddard/CI Lab 2. Freund - Sample Mass MeasurementTo measure the mass of the collected sample, OSIRIS-REx will extend its TAGSAM arm and perform a spin maneuver.Credit: NASA/Goddard/CI Lab 1. BridenstineNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. Credit: NASA 1. ZurbuchenNASA Science Associate Administrator Dr. Thomas H. Zurbuchen. Credit: NASA For More InformationSee [NASA.gov](https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex) Related pages
OSIRIS-REx TAG Event: Real-time Animation
Oct. 19th, 2020
Read moreReal-time animation of the OSIRIS-REx Touch-And-Go (TAG) Event. This animation accurately depicts the spacecraft's journey to the surface of Bennu. On October 20, 2020, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly touched down on near-Earth asteroid Bennu and collected a sample of pristine material for return to Earth. The Touch-And-Go (TAG) Event was a feat of engineering, carefully monitored by mission controllers at Lockheed Martin Space and broadcast live on NASA-TV.During the broadcast, the real-time animation above allowed viewers to follow OSIRIS-REx as it slowly maneuvered to the surface of Bennu. This animation is based on the spacecraft's nominal trajectory and an accurate 3D model of the asteroid's terrain. Broadcast playback was adjusted for the light-time delay from Bennu to Earth (plus signal processing), providing viewers with a real-time window onto the TAG Event.Highlights can be found at the following animation time steps (hours: minutes: seconds):00:29:03 - First move to Y-Wing configuration00:34:29 - Second move to Y-Wing configuration00:39:54 - Y-Wing configuration complete00:43:27 - Checkpoint engine burn start00:54:34 - Matchpoint engine burn start01:05:10 - TOUCH asteroid Bennu01:05:18 - Back-away engine burn start01:06:43 - Begin slew to Pegasus configurationAnimation frames are organized into chapters for ease of download. For More InformationSee [NASA.gov](https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex) Related pages
OSIRIS-REx TAG Event: Animations
Oct. 19th, 2020
Read moreThe Checkpoint burn sends OSIRIS-REx toward sample site Nightingale. SamCam imaging sequence, from Checkpoint to Matchpoint, simulating one frame per minute. The Matchpoint burn zeroes out OSIRIS-REx's horizontal velocity relative to site Nightingale, so that the spacecraft does not tip over during TAG. SamCam imaging sequence, from Matchpoint to TAG, simulating one frame every 15 seconds. OSIRIS-REx will use an onboard Hazard Map to autonomously determine whether it is safe to touch down on Bennu's rocky surface at the predicted point of contact. After OSIRIS-REx touches down on Bennu, it will fire nitrogen gas into the surface to stir up and capture loose material, then it will back away to a safe distance from the asteroid. The TAGSAM mechanism will fire nitrogen gas into Bennu's surface, creating a reverse vacuum in order to capture small rocks and dust inside the sampler head. After touching Bennu's surface for only a few seconds, OSIRIS-REx will fire its thrusters and back away to a safe distance with its precious cargo. This media resource page provides animations of the OSIRIS-REx Touch-And-Go (TAG) event. OSIRIS-REx is NASA's first asteroid-sample return mission. Its goal is to study near-Earth asteroid Bennu and return a sample to Earth in 2023. The primary sample site for TAG is a small crater called Nightingale, which is surrounded by large boulders that could pose a hazard to the spacecraft.All animations available in 4K Ultra HD resolution. For More InformationSee [NASA.gov](https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex) Related pages
TAG Event – Visualizations
Oct. 15th, 2020
Read moreThis visualization depicts the OSIRIS-REx TAG on October 20, 2020. The OSIRIS-REx satellite is represented by an orange dot and trail. The visualization begins with the satellite’s departure from orbit and continues through the checkpoint, matchpoint, TAG, and backaway maneuvers. This is a closer view of the TAG, focusing on the checkpoint, matchpoint, TAG, and backaway maneuvers. White labels appear to highlight checkpoint and matchpoint. The TAG location is indicated with a marker that changes from white to green once the TAG has occurred. This a closer view of the TAG in a Bennu-fixed reference frame. A thin green line shows the future trajectory of OSIRIS-REx down to the TAG site. White labels appear to highlight checkpoint and matchpoint maneuvers. The TAG location is indicated with a marker that changes from white to green once the TAG has occurred. This is a view of the TAG event from the perspective of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. The visualization begins with the satellite’s departure from orbit and continues through the checkpoint, matchpoint, TAG, and backaway maneuvers. This is a view of the TAG event from the perspective of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. The visualization begins with the satellite’s departure from orbit and continues through the checkpoint, matchpoint, TAG, and backaway maneuvers. This version is about four times slower than the previous version and includes more of the backaway. This is a slower view of the TAG event from the perspective of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. The visualization begins just after the checkpoint maneuver and continues through matchpoint, TAG, and backaway. On Oct. 20, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will perform the first attempt of its Touch-And-Go (TAG) sample collection event. This series of maneuvers will bring the spacecraft down to site Nightingale, a rocky area 52 ft (16 m) in diameter in Bennu’s northern hemisphere, where the spacecraft’s robotic sampling arm will attempt to collect a sample. Site Nightingale was selected as the mission’s primary sample site because it holds the greatest amount of unobstructed fine-grained material, but the region is surrounded by building-sized boulders. During the sampling event, the spacecraft, which is the size of a large van, will attempt to touch down in an area that is only the size of a few parking spaces, and just a few steps away from some of these large boulders.During the 4.5-hour sample collection event, the spacecraft will perform three separate maneuvers to reach the asteroid’s surface. The descent sequence begins with OSIRIS-REx firing its thrusters for an orbit departure maneuver to leave its safe-home orbit approximately 2,500 feet (770 meters) from Bennu's surface. After traveling four hours on this downward trajectory, the spacecraft performs the “Checkpoint” maneuver at an approximate altitude of 410 ft (125 m). This thruster burn adjusts OSIRIS-REx’s position and speed to descend steeply toward the surface. About 11 minutes later, the spacecraft performs the “Matchpoint” burn at an approximate altitude of 177 ft (54 m), slowing its descent and targeting a path to match the asteroid's rotation at the time of contact. The spacecraft then descends to the surface, touches down for less than sixteen seconds and fires one of its three pressurized nitrogen bottles. The gas agitates and lifts Bennu’s surface material, which is then caught in the spacecraft’s collector head. After this brief touch, OSIRIS-REx fires its thrusters to back away from Bennu’s surface and navigates to a safe distance from the asteroid. Related pages
NASA’s Asteroid Heist: The Challenges of TAG
Oct. 14th, 2020
Read moreNASA's Asteroid Heist: The Challenges of TAG. Universal Production Music: "Avenger" by Max Cameron Concors; "Fight for Earth" by Peter NickallsWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, will make a daring attempt to “TAG” asteroid Bennu on Oct. 20 – touch its surface and collect a sample for return to Earth. Sample site Nightingale, the mission’s targeted touch down spot, is only a few parking spaces wide and surrounded by building-sized boulders that pose a hazard to OSIRIS-REx. The spacecraft will carefully navigate down to the sample site with its sampling arm extended and touch Bennu’s surface for several seconds. Upon contact, the collector head will fire a bottle of nitrogen gas to agitate loose material, which is then caught in the spacecraft’s collector head. After this brief touch, OSIRIS-REx will fire its thrusters to back away from Bennu, navigating to a safe distance from the asteroid. The spacecraft will depart Bennu in 2021 and deliver the sample to Earth on Sep. 24, 2023. For More InformationSee [NASA.gov](https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex) Related pages