OSIRIS-REX mission to 1999 RQ36 (Bennu), New Frontiers Mission to Launch in 2016 |
OSIRIS-REX mission to 1999 RQ36 (Bennu), New Frontiers Mission to Launch in 2016 |
May 26 2011, 09:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2106 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Or maybe Murray?
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Mar 15 2012, 09:09 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1729 Joined: 3-August 06 From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E Member No.: 1004 |
the OSIRIS-REx mission now has a good, informative website
http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu/index.html |
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Aug 7 2013, 06:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 544 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 557 |
The Atlas 5 rocket, in a very unusual single strap-on configuration (which has successfully flown before), has been selected to be the launch vehicle for OSIRIS-REX.
Spaceflight Now article Also, might mention some months old news that the asteroid has been named, as reported by the Planetary Society here: Emily's blog |
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Jan 15 2014, 07:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2106 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Now's the chance to send you name to Bennu and back:
http://www.planetary.org/get-involved/messages/bennu/ Also, is there any reason the solar panels are tilted the way they are? Some of the concept art shows them more traditionally perpendicular to the sun, while others don't (when its shown doing the sampling). Is it in case Bennu looks like Itokawa, and there's a chance the panels could hit a boulder? |
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Jan 15 2014, 07:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
Also, is there any reason the solar panels are tilted the way they are? .... Is it in case Bennu looks like Itokawa, and there's a chance the panels could hit a boulder? My guess is that the blast of nitrogen gas that blows sample up and into the collectors may also blow material up and into the arrays. |
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May 8 2014, 06:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2542 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
http://www.msss.com/news/index.php?id=118
QUOTE Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS) has been selected by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company to provide cameras for the OSIRIS-REx mission... MSSS will provide the Touch-and-Go Camera System or TAGCAMS, which will consist of two redundant Navigation Cameras or "NavCams", and a single "StowCam". The NavCams will be used for navigation and control both by ground controllers and the spacecraft's onboard guidance system, while the StowCam will be used to verify proper storage of the asteroid sample in the spacecraft's Sample Return Capsule. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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May 8 2014, 10:25 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Those are going to be some beautiful images - congrats to the MSSS team on being selected!
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May 11 2014, 12:22 AM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
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Jun 6 2014, 02:57 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2542 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
Since we're just contractors on this mission I can't say anything about it, but if you look at the image of the spacecraft forward deck in http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs...-structure.html you can see the two Navcams and the Stowcam -- they look like little goblets with their baffles.
-------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Sep 2 2014, 05:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 540 Joined: 25-October 05 From: California Member No.: 535 |
NASA Invites Public to Submit Messages for Asteroid Mission Time Capsule
Topics for submissions by the public should be about solar system exploration in 2014 and predictions for space exploration activities in 2023. The mission team will choose 50 tweets and 50 images to be placed in the capsule. Messages can be submitted Sept. 2 - 30. http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/september/n...e/#.VAYBEfldWa8 -------------------- 2011 JPL Tweetup photos: http://www.rich-parno.com/aa_jpltweetup.html
http://human-spaceflight.blogspot.com |
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Mar 30 2015, 04:43 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2542 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
This is an informative page about OREx operations. https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal...ns/o/osiris-rex
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Mar 30 2015, 05:53 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2106 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Great link; thanks.
Imaging at a rate of one frame per second during the collection; now that's going to fill the old swear jar watching the NASA TV coverage... QUOTE Prior to the Checkpoint burn, the solar arrays are raised into the "Y-wing" configuration to minimize the chance of dust accumulation during contact, as well as provide more ground clearance in the case the spacecraft tips over (up to 45º) during contact. Finally, an answer to my unspoken question about why different illustrations show them in different positions; I knew the graphics folks are too good to be inconsistent. |
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Sep 10 2015, 06:26 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2542 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
Didn't warrant a mention at http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs...ience-deck.html but if you look at the last image in that post, you can see one of the MSSS cameras (Stowcam) on its raised bracket in front of PolyCam.
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Mar 29 2016, 09:58 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 7-February 14 Member No.: 7125 |
First stage issues on recent Atlas V ISS resupply may have potential impacts to O-Rex.
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Mar 30 2016, 10:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2542 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
There are three Atlas V launches on the manifest before OREx, so it's a little early to worry about this. Worst-case, my understanding is that OREx has a backup launch window in 2017, but obviously using it would be very undesirable for cost reasons.
-------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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