Greetings Meteorite-friends!
Tomorrow is a very important milestone for the OSIRIS-REx mission - the
final rehearsal before sample collection! We invite you all to join us
for a live play-by-play on Twitter August 11 at 2:30 EDT on
Twitter@osirisrex (https://twitter.com/OSIRISREx)
The OSIRIS-REx team will conduct its Matchpoint Maneuver Rehearsal over
the Nightingale Site on asteroid Bennu. There will be a 16 minute
one-way communication delay between the spacecraft and Earth. So the
event commands will be uploaded to the spacecraft and the maneuver will
be conducted autonomously. The low gain antenna will transmit data to
Earth with images and science data downlinked when the rehearsal is
completed.
For more details on the Matchpoint Maneuver see:
https://www.asteroidmission.org/?latest-news=nasas-osiris-rex-is-one-rehearsal-away-from-touching-asteroid-bennu
We hope that all of you are doing well and that you and your families
are staying healthy!
Best regards and onward to Bennu!
Dolores Hill
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Dolores H. Hill Sr. Research Specialist Lunar & Planetary Laboratory
Kuiper Space Sciences Bldg. #92 The University of Arizona 1629 E.
University Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85721 http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/ OSIRIS-REx
Asteroid Sample Return Mission Communication & Public Engagement Team
Lead OSIRIS-REx Ambassadors program Co-lead OSIRIS-REx Target Asteroids!
citizen science program Co-coordinator Target NEOs! observing program of
the Astronomical League Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers -
Meteorite Section http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu/
http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu/?q=target_asteroids
http://www.astroleague.org/files/u3/NEO_HomePage.pdf
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