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Public Knowledge: To Asteroid Bennu and Back

  • Ridgecrest Public House 520 Northeast 165th Street Shoreline, WA, 98155 (map)

Eric Sahr

Optical Navigation Lead Engineer, KinetX Aerospace

“Navigating a Spacecraft to Asteroid Bennu and Back”

Have you ever wondered about how NASA flies a spacecraft across the solar system with such precision? This talk will cover how NASA engineers used images and ingenuity to successfully navigate a spacecraft to the surface of an asteroid, collect a sample, and bring that sample back to Earth for scientists to study.

Earlier Event: June 23
Theo's Gyros
Later Event: June 24
Bai Tong on Wheels