Asteroid Bennu Revealed – NASA Media Teleconference

NASA hosted a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 19, to announce new science from the agency’s first mission to return to Earth an asteroid sample that may contain unaltered material from the very beginning of our solar system. The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft launched Sept. 8, 2016, and began orbiting the asteroid Bennu on Dec. 31, 2018. Since its arrival at Bennu, the probe has been investigating the asteroid and searching for an ideal site for sample collection.


Public Affairs Officers:
Nancy Neal-Jones (NASA/GSFC)
Erin Morton (University of Arizona)

Presenters:
Nancy Neal-Jones (NASA/GSFC)
Lori S. Glaze (NASA/HQ Planetary Science)
Dante Lauretta (University of Arizona)
Coralie Adam (KinetX)
Rich Burns (NASA/GSFC)

Producers:
Dan Gallagher (USRA)
James Tralie (ADNET)

Graphic Designer:
Heather Roper (University of Arizona)

Animators:
Walt Feimer (KBRwyle)
Michael Lentz (USRA)
Lisa Poje (Freelance)

Data Visualizer:
Kel Elkins (USRA)

Technical Support:
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET)