[meteorite-list] meteorite-related: Aug. 11 OSIRIS-REx Live Matchpoint Rehearsal

[Dolores Hill]

Greetings Meteorite-friends!

Tomorrow is a very important milestone for the OSIRIS-REx mission - the 
final rehearsal before sample collection! We invite you all to join us 
for a live play-by-play on Twitter August 11 at 2:30 EDT on 
Twitter at osirisrex (https://twitter.com/OSIRISREx)

The OSIRIS-REx team will conduct its Matchpoint Maneuver Rehearsal over 
the Nightingale Site on asteroid Bennu. There will be a 16 minute 
one-way communication delay between the spacecraft and Earth. So the 
event commands will be uploaded to the spacecraft and the maneuver will 
be conducted autonomously. The low gain antenna will transmit data to 
Earth with images and science data downlinked when the rehearsal is 
completed.

For more details on the Matchpoint Maneuver see: 
https://www.asteroidmission.org/?latest-news=nasas-osiris-rex-is-one-rehearsal-away-from-touching-asteroid-bennu


We hope that all of you are doing well and that you and your families 
are staying healthy!

Best regards and onward to Bennu!
Dolores Hill

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Dolores H. Hill Sr. Research Specialist Lunar & Planetary Laboratory 
Kuiper Space Sciences Bldg. #92 The University of Arizona 1629 E. 
University Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85721 http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/ OSIRIS-REx 
Asteroid Sample Return Mission Communication & Public Engagement Team 
Lead OSIRIS-REx Ambassadors program Co-lead OSIRIS-REx Target Asteroids! 
citizen science program Co-coordinator Target NEOs! observing program of 
the Astronomical League Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers - 
Meteorite Section http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu/ 
http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu/?q=target_asteroids 
http://www.astroleague.org/files/u3/NEO_HomePage.pdf

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