The Big Take
The Big Take
Download The Big Take
If you’re a comic book or sci-fi fan, you’ve likely read about the far-off idea of hitching a ride on an asteroid and mining it for precious metals and ice. But it’s not science fiction anymore. In this episode, we’ll take a look at two real-life asteroid-mining missions in the works.
Dr. Dante Lauretta, who leads NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission, talks about what they’ve gathered from the Bennu near Earth asteroid, which will arrive back home later this year.
Topic(s)
Asteroids, comets, meteors
Date
February 08, 2023Presenter(s)
Lauretta, Dante
Object(s)
Bennu
Mission(s)/Instrument(s)
OSIRIS-REx