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Touching the Asteroid
Touching the Asteroid

Touching the Asteroid

Genres

Documentary

OverView

Spacecraft OSIRIS-REx attempts to grab a piece of an asteroid to bring back to Earth so scientists can study it to learn about the planet's origins.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

53 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

22 October 2020

Country

United States of America

Cast

Craig Sechler

Craig Sechler

Narrator (voice)

Coralie Adam

Coralie Adam

Self

Beau Bierhaus

Beau Bierhaus

Self

Maitrayee Bose

Maitrayee Bose

Self

Daniella DellaGiustina

Daniella DellaGiustina

Self

Sandra Freund

Sandra Freund

Self

Vicky Hamilton

Vicky Hamilton

Self

David Jewitt

David Jewitt

Self

Dante Lauretta

Dante Lauretta

Self

Patrick Michel

Patrick Michel

Self

Mike Moreau

Mike Moreau

Self

Derrick Pitts

Derrick Pitts

Self

Anjani Polit

Anjani Polit

Self

Bashar Rizk

Bashar Rizk

Self

Paul Sánchez

Paul Sánchez

Self

Seiji Sugita

Seiji Sugita

Self

Yuichi Tsuda

Yuichi Tsuda

Self

Makoto Yoshikawa

Makoto Yoshikawa

Self

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