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Touching the Asteroid (2020)

Genre : Documentary, TV Movie

Runtime : 53M

Director : Terri Randall

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Terri Randall
Terri Randall
Director
Terri Randall
Terri Randall
Writer
Terri Randall
Terri Randall
Producer
Jedd Ehrmann
Jedd Ehrmann
Editor
David Linstrom
David Linstrom
Camera Operator
Vicente Franco
Vicente Franco
Camera Operator
Ben McCoy
Ben McCoy
Camera Operator
Carl Filoreto
Carl Filoreto
Camera Operator
Robert Andreoli
Robert Andreoli
Additional Camera
John Caldwell
John Caldwell
Additional Camera
Marianna Moreau
Marianna Moreau
Additional Camera
Chee Wei Tay
Chee Wei Tay
Music
Ed Bell
Ed Bell
Animation
Avner Tavori
Avner Tavori
Associate Producer
Shanna Brock
Shanna Brock
Production Coordinator
Leora Randall-Tavori
Leora Randall-Tavori
Production Coordinator
Chris Hall
Chris Hall
Sound Recordist
Jason Pawlak
Jason Pawlak
Sound Recordist
Drew Levinson
Drew Levinson
Sound Recordist
Brian Sepowitz
Brian Sepowitz
Sound Recordist
Brad Dunn
Brad Dunn
Sound Recordist
Evan Anthony
Evan Anthony
Colorist
Doug Brady
Doug Brady
Sound Mixer

Trailers and other movies

Touching the Asteroid Prologue I NOVA I PBS

Posters and backgrounds

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