Planets and Moons
ID: 20337
At approximately 4:16 p.m. EDT on May 10, 2021, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will fire its main thrusters for seven minutes and start its long journey home with more than 60 grams (2.1 ounces) of asteroid material in its Sample Return Capsule.
OSIRIS-REx's departure sequence is the mission's largest maneuver since it arrived at Bennu in 2018. The thrusters have to change the spacecraft velocity by 266 meters per second (0.16 mile per second) for OSIRIS-REx's path to intersect Earth and achieve a successful sample return at the Utah Test and Training Range on September 24, 2023, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. EDT.
OSIRIS-REx Farewell to Bennu: Animation
OSIRIS-REx's departure sequence is the mission's largest maneuver since it arrived at Bennu in 2018. The thrusters have to change the spacecraft velocity by 266 meters per second (0.16 mile per second) for OSIRIS-REx's path to intersect Earth and achieve a successful sample return at the Utah Test and Training Range on September 24, 2023, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. EDT.
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Animation Credits
Jonathan North (USRA): Lead Animator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Dan Gallagher (USRA): Lead Producer
James Tralie (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Dan Gallagher (USRA): Lead Producer
James Tralie (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Producer
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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20337
Keywords:
SVS >> Asteroid
SVS >> OSIRIS-REx
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
SVS >> Bennu
