stevesliva
Aug 9 2010, 08:56 PM
Saw this news article today:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...th-osiris-rq36/And didn't see a thread on this mission. There was a passing reference or two to it, and a mention here:
http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...310#entry161310Of this:
http://futureplanets.blogspot.com/search/l...roid%20ProposalWhich I guess I missed on vjkane's blog.
toddbronco2
May 25 2011, 08:20 PM
centsworth_II
May 25 2011, 08:35 PM
Even though it
was awe inspiring, I hope there is a lot less drama with this mission than there was with Hayabusa.
climber
May 25 2011, 09:14 PM
A new mission is announced the very same day Spirit officially ends her.
Makes me feel a bit less sad.
Drkskywxlt
May 26 2011, 12:02 AM
It was kind of...suggestive...that this was going to be the choice when the NF-4 mission options in the Decadal Survey included Osiris-Rex's two competitors but not Osiris itself.
Explorer1
May 26 2011, 03:15 AM
The asteroid will be a getting a new name eventually, right? Any details on how/when they will choose one?
tedstryk
May 26 2011, 03:32 AM
I think the planetary society will be involved.
Edit: Yes, they will be involved in the naming of the asteroid
http://planetary.org/blog/article/00003047/
ElkGroveDan
May 26 2011, 04:24 AM
I vote to name it "Spirit".
Greg Hullender
May 26 2011, 12:13 PM
What's the propulsion system? Solar-Electric Ion? I hunted and hunted, but I couldn't find anything. Given the length of the trip, that seems like the best bet, but does anyone know for sure?
--Greg
djellison
May 26 2011, 01:33 PM
Look at the animation. It quite clearly has conventional chemical prop. The delta V requirements are not huge - this asteroid's orbit is really remarkably similar to the Earths. It's just a timing issue that defines the mission duration.
centsworth_II
May 26 2011, 02:45 PM
Hungry4info
May 26 2011, 06:27 PM
QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ May 25 2011, 10:24 PM)
I vote to name it "Spirit".
An asteroid has already been named after Spirit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37452_Spirit
elakdawalla
May 26 2011, 06:38 PM
QUOTE (tedstryk @ May 25 2011, 07:32 PM)
Edit: Yes, they will be involved in the naming of the asteroid
http://planetary.org/blog/article/00003047/Yes, we were quite fortunate in the selection (or maybe I should say the public was fortunate
). We were involved in lots of the original NF proposals but I know we weren't on all of the final 3. On this one we had a deeper involvement than most. It'll be a while before the public involvement aspects of this mission take shape, but there should be a lot of fun stuff.
ElkGroveDan
May 26 2011, 07:28 PM
QUOTE (Hungry4info @ May 26 2011, 10:27 AM)
An asteroid has already been named after Spirit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37452_Spirit"MER 2" then.
centsworth_II
May 26 2011, 07:50 PM
QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ May 26 2011, 02:28 PM)
"MER 2" then.
Or MER-A
Explorer1
May 26 2011, 09:37 PM
Or maybe Murray?
Paolo
Mar 15 2012, 09:09 AM
the OSIRIS-REx mission now has a good, informative website
http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu/index.html
Holder of the Two Leashes
Aug 7 2013, 06:36 PM
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 articleAlso, might mention some months old news that the asteroid has been named, as reported by the Planetary Society here:
Emily's blog
Explorer1
Jan 15 2014, 07:24 PM
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?
centsworth_II
Jan 15 2014, 07:54 PM
QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Jan 15 2014, 02:24 PM)
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.
mcaplinger
May 8 2014, 06:08 PM
http://www.msss.com/news/index.php?id=118QUOTE
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.
djellison
May 8 2014, 10:25 PM
Those are going to be some beautiful images - congrats to the MSSS team on being selected!
tedstryk
May 11 2014, 12:22 AM
QUOTE (mcaplinger @ May 8 2014, 06:08 PM)
Congratulations!
mcaplinger
Jun 6 2014, 02:57 AM
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.
punkboi
Sep 2 2014, 05:44 PM
NASA Invites Public to Submit Messages for Asteroid Mission Time CapsuleTopics 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
mcaplinger
Mar 30 2015, 04:43 AM
Explorer1
Mar 30 2015, 05:53 AM
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.
mcaplinger
Sep 10 2015, 06:26 AM
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.
BYEMAN
Mar 29 2016, 09:58 PM
First stage issues on recent Atlas V ISS resupply may have potential impacts to O-Rex.
mcaplinger
Mar 30 2016, 10:13 PM
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.
BYEMAN
Mar 31 2016, 07:37 PM
QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Mar 30 2016, 05:13 PM)
There are three Atlas V launches on the manifest before OREx, so it's a little early to worry about this.
Not true. Spacecraft shipment to the launch site is less than 6 weeks.
mcaplinger
Mar 31 2016, 08:02 PM
QUOTE (BYEMAN @ Mar 31 2016, 11:37 AM)
Not true. Spacecraft shipment to the launch site is less than 6 weeks.
I presume you're saying it's "not true" that it's early to worry about this. The Atlas launch manifest is a matter of public record. Next launch is MUOS-5, which was slipped from 5 May to 12 May for the OA6 anomaly investigation. I wouldn't expect that week to ripple forward all the way to OREx.
http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organiza...muos-5-mission/If you have an actual source of information that says this is a concern, post it. The spacecraft won't be mated to the LV until about a week/10 days before launch if the Juno experience is any guide.
BTW,
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=39920.0 is the best source of information on the Atlas anomaly that I'm aware of.
Holder of the Two Leashes
Mar 31 2016, 10:34 PM
Here is a story just out for the Atlas problem:
Spaceflight Now - Narrowing list of suspectsQUOTE
To give the team ample time to figure out what went wrong and implement any corrective actions, the next Atlas 5 launch has been rescheduled from May 5 to May 12.
Also from the same website is their reported
Launch Schedule, which shows Osiris-REX sitting comfortably at September 8th behind three other Atlas 5 launches (and as an aside Bepi-Colombo just got added to their list for January).
I'd really like to see this launch. It's going to have one single solid strap-on. Don't see that often.
stevesliva
Apr 1 2016, 04:58 AM
QUOTE (Holder of the Two Leashes @ Mar 31 2016, 06:34 PM)
It's going to have one single solid strap-on. Don't see that often.
I would not recommend googling for it.
Holder of the Two Leashes
Apr 1 2016, 02:08 PM
LOL - I see what you mean.
bobik
Apr 2 2016, 12:59 PM
QUOTE (Holder of the Two Leashes @ Mar 31 2016, 11:34 PM)
(and as an aside Bepi-Colombo just got added to their list for January).
SpaceflightNow is not up to date. BepiColombo was silently postponed to a launch in early 2018.
BYEMAN
Apr 10 2016, 02:55 PM
Next Atlas launch went indefinite.
BYEMAN
Apr 13 2016, 03:04 PM
Looks like SBIRS GEO-3 will be leap frogging over O-REX to help preserve its launch period.
mcaplinger
Apr 19 2016, 03:47 AM
MSSS TAGCAMS Camera System Performs Well in Thermal/Vacuum Test
http://www.msss.com/news/index.php?id=124
Holder of the Two Leashes
Jun 24 2016, 10:16 PM
Todays Atlas V launch went perfect. Had more solid boosters and engine restarts to worry about than Osiris_REX will have.
Holder of the Two Leashes
Sep 9 2016, 12:07 AM
The launch of OSIRIS-REX went perfectly. The spacecraft has deployed and is now on its way to Bennu.
Update: Confirmation that both solar panels have deployed.
ChrisC
Sep 12 2016, 03:41 AM
Kind of surprised that this thread is so quiet. Anyway, thought you all might be interested in this report from an emergency response commander in the 45th Space Wing, writing about the SpaceX explosion (cough, deflagration) that occurred just days before the ORex launch:
"No sooner had we accomplished the securing of the pumps when I was approached by another one of our range users who explained they were losing pressure on the chillers at a neighboring launch complex. Without those chillers the spacecraft for the next launch would be lost. Needless to say at this point I had to reestablish our priorities and get a team working on a way to get our IRT into Space Launch Complex 41 to allow access for technicians to enter in order to make the necessary repairs. As we were reviewing the plan, word came in from Pad 41 that all of the pressures were lost and technicians had to get to the spacecraft immediately. This is a situation when good working relationships with our counterparts at Kennedy Space Center came into play. We were able to coordinate with the KSC EOC for access through their roadblocks and get the required support to the spacecraft in plenty of time to not only save the spacecraft, but to keep the planned launch on schedule. "
Yikes!
http://www.patrick.af.mil/News/Commentarie...e-eastern-range
stevesliva
Sep 12 2016, 02:35 PM
Wow. Thanks for sharing that! I'm not clear on what those chillers were chilling and why it threatened OSIRIS-REX...?
mcaplinger
Sep 12 2016, 02:51 PM
QUOTE (stevesliva @ Sep 12 2016, 06:35 AM)
I'm not clear on what those chillers were chilling and why it threatened OSIRIS-REX...?
My interpretation was this was for the pad air conditioning. Losing A/C could cause contamination concerns but "losing the spacecraft" seems a little overdramatic to me.
Explorer1
Sep 26 2016, 11:26 PM
mcaplinger
Sep 28 2016, 02:25 AM
http://www.asteroidmission.org/wp-content/...tember2016.jpegQUOTE
On September 22, 2016, two weeks after launch, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft switched on the Touch and Go Camera System (TAGCAMS) to demonstrate proper operation in space. This image of the spacecraft was captured by the StowCam portion of the system when it was 3.9 million miles (6.17 million km) away from Earth and traveling at a speed of 19 miles per second (30 km/s) around the Sun. Visible in the lower left hand side of the image is the radiator and sun shade for another instrument (SamCam) onboard the spacecraft. Featured prominently in the center of the image is the Sample Return Capsule (SRC), showing that our asteroid sample’s ride back to Earth in 2023 is in perfect condition. In the upper left and upper right portions of the image are views of deep space. No stars are visible due to the bright illumination provided by the sun. Credit: NASA
No stars are visible because 1) the exposure time was too short to see any, and 2) Stowcam is focused on the SRC and stars would be way out of focus.
Oh, and thanks for the image credit.
Explorer1
Sep 28 2016, 05:15 AM
Pretty!
Images from a spacecraft showing both part of itself and the background of space are always so cool to me, and I imagine many others. Philae's image of the Rosetta solar panels with 67P (or Mars) in the background was emblematic of the whole mission. Can't wait for Bennu to make a background cameo...
Explorer1
Dec 12 2016, 11:43 PM
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/n...-rare-asteroidsLooks like a search for Earth trojans is going to be done in February during the trip to Bennu (can the thread title be changed with the new name?)
Admin- Yep! Done.
B Bernatchez
Dec 29 2016, 03:45 AM
PhilipTerryGraham
Dec 30 2016, 12:11 PM
One more hurdle cleared in the journey #ToBennuAndBack, eh?
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