To Asteroid Bennu and Back: Journey’s End | NASA Goddard

To Asteroid Bennu and Back: Journey’s End | NASA Goddard

OSIRIS-REx is NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission. It launched in September 2016 on a journey to explore a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu. In October 2020, the spacecraft ventured to the asteroid’s surface and collected about 250 grams of material for delivery to Earth. Now, two years and four months after leaving Bennu, OSIRIS-REx is closing in on the place where its journey began. The mission’s thrilling finale will take place on September 24, 2023, as a capsule containing the Bennu samples touches down in Utah’s West Desert. 

Follow the journey to Bennu and back at: https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

Dan Gallagher: Producer/Narrator

Walt Feimer: Animation Lead

Michael Lentz: Art Director/Animator

Jonathan North: Animator

Jenny McElligott: Animator

Adriana Manrique Gutierrez: Animator

Kim Dongjae: Animator

Angeles Miron: Animator

Josh Masters: Animator

Kel Elkins: Data Visualizer

Dante Lauretta: Scientist

Jason Dworkin: Scientist

Support: Michael Starobin

Support: Lonnie Shekhtman

Support: Chris Meaney

Support: Ernie Wright

Public Affairs: Rani Gran

Duration: 3 minutes, 45 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 30, 2023

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