Planets and Moons  ID: 13657

OSIRIS-REx: Science Operations Center & Mission Support Area

Released on July 9, 2020
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.
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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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The OSIRIS-REx Mission Support Area (MSA) at Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado. Commands to fly OSIRIS-REx are sent to the spacecraft from the MSA.
 

Used Elsewhere In

Asteroid Bennu: Selecting Site Nightingale
OSIRIS-REx Mission Arrives at Asteroid Bennu

Related

OSIRIS-REx Live Shots: NASA Will Make U.S. History Next Week Snagging Samples From An Asteroid For Return To Earth
OSIRIS-REx Social Media Interviews
Bennu Orbit Insertion

For More Information

NASA.gov

asteroidmission.org

Credits

Producer:
Dan Gallagher (USRA)

Videographers:
Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)

Lead Project Support:
Erin Morton (The University of Arizona)

Project Support:
Dani Hauf (Lockheed Martin Space Systems)
Heather Roper (The University of Arizona)
Christine Hoekenga (The University of Arizona)

Scientists:
Daniella DellaGiustina (The University of Arizona/LPL)
Dante Lauretta (The University of Arizona)

Engineers:
Coralie Adam (KinetX)
Javier Cerna (Lockheed Martin Space Systems)

Technical Support:
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13657

Mission:
OSIRIS-REX

Keywords:
SVS >> Asteroid
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> Location >> Arizona
SVS >> B-Roll
SVS >> Scientist
SVS >> OSIRIS-REx
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
SVS >> Science
SVS >> Bennu
SVS >> Missions
SVS >> Lockheed Martin
SVS >> Mission Operations Center
SVS >> Mission Support Area

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0