Title :
OSIRIS-REx, returning the asteroid sample
Author :
Ajluni, Thomas ; Everett, David ; Linn, Timothy ; Mink, Ronald ; Willcockson, William ; Wood, Joshua
Author_Institution :
ASRC Fed. Space & Defense, Beltsville, MD, USA
Abstract :
This paper addresses the technical aspects of the sample return system for the upcoming Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) asteroid sample return mission. The overall mission design and current implementation are presented as an overview to establish a context for the technical description of the reentry and landing segment of the mission.
Keywords :
asteroids; space vehicles; AD 2016 09; AD 2021 03 04; AD 2023 09 24; Asteroid Departure Maneuver; OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission; OSIRIS-REx mission; OSIRIS-REx spacecraft; SRC design; SRC operation concept; Sample Return Capsule; Utah Test and Training Range; asteroid sample; carbonaceous asteroid; main parachute descent system; mission landing segment; mission reentry segment; near-Earth asteroid Bennu; planet formation; primitive asteroid; spacecraft-based instruments; traditional drogue; trajectory correction maneuvers; Aerospace electronics; Earth; Navigation; Payloads; Propulsion; Space vehicles; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5379-0
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2015.7118988
