Earth Planets and Moons ID: 14412

How NASA Will Study the Asteroid Bennu Samples

Released on September 22, 2023

Learn more about how NASA will curate and study samples of asteroid Bennu that were collected by OSIRIS-REx.

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OSIRIS-REx is the first U.S. mission to collect samples from an asteroid and deliver them to Earth. On September 24, 2023, the spacecraft will release a capsule containing material from near-Earth asteroid Bennu for a landing in Utah’s West Desert. OSIRIS-REx team members will recover the capsule and bring its contents to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where the Bennu samples will be curated and made available for scientists around the world to study for decades to come.

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Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Ned Barbee (Lockheed Martin): Support
Shaneequa Vereen (NASA/JSC): Public Affairs
James Tralie (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Support
Rani Gran (NASA/GSFC): Lead Public Affairs
Jonathan North (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Animator
Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Videographer
Lauren Duda (Lockheed Martin): Public Affairs
Dante Lauretta (The University of Arizona): Lead Scientist
Jason Dworkin (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
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Kim Dongjae (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Animator
Chris Smith (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Animator
Josh Masters (Freelance): Animator
Nicole Lunning (NASA/JSC): Scientist
Charles Clendaniel (NASA/JSC): Videographer
Arlene Islas (University of Arizona): Videographer
John Stoll (Rothe-Ares Joint Venture): Support
Jamie Peer (Centuria Corporation): Videographer
Anjani Polit (University of Arizona): Interviewee

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Mission:
OSIRIS-REX

Keywords:
SVS >> Asteroid
SVS >> Moon
GCMD >> Location >> Texas
GCMD >> Location >> Utah
SVS >> Cleanroom
SVS >> Laboratory
SVS >> Scientist
SVS >> OSIRIS-REx
NASA Science >> Earth
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
SVS >> Bennu
SVS >> Sample Return
SVS >> Johnson Space Center
SVS >> Lab
SVS >> Capsule
SVS >> Curation
SVS >> Regolith

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