A Deep Dive into Asteroid Bennu

OSIRIS-REx Principal Investigator Dante Lauretta reveals just how brilliantly successful the encounter was, and describes preparations for the journey back to Earth. Space journalist Nancy Atkinson tells us about Orbilander, a mission that would orbit and then descend to Saturn’s moon Enceladus in a search for life. Space headlines from The Downlink and our weekly visit with Chief Scientist Bruce Betts round out this week’s show.

Planetary Society

Topic(s)

Asteroids, comets, meteors

Date

October 28, 2020

Presenter(s)

Lauretta, Dante

Object(s)

Bennu

Mission(s)/Instrument(s)

OSIRIS-REx