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IMAX Asteroid Hunters Premieres at KSC Visitor Center
A new 3-D IMAX film detailing NASA's asteroid detection efforts debuts at the KSC Visitor Center.
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The Security Aspect of the OSIRIS-REx Mission
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft acronym stands for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer. "Security" means that scientists are trying to assess if asteroid Bennu is a threat to crash into the Earth during a series of close passes in the 2180-2250 time frame.
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What's Next as OSIRIS-REx Approaches Asteroid Bennu
After travelling for over 23 months, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has begun an approach phase to rendezvous with asteroid Bennu. Here are key milestones between now and the December 31, 2018 orbital insertion around Bennu:
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Successful Milestone: OSIRIS-REx Takes Its First Photo of Asteroid Bennu
Launched on September 8, 2016, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft began its approach phase to asteroid Bennu on August 17, 2018. The photograph shows Bennu as a point of light and was taken from 1,358,459 miles away.
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Stunning, full color photo book covering every east coast launch spanning 2014-2015, including the first-ever powered landing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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