United States / Oct 22, 2020 / PBS
53min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Jewitt | Self |
| Dante Lauretta | Self |
| Patrick Michel | Self |
| Mike Moreau | Self |
| Derrick Pitts | Self |
| Anjani Polit | Self |
| Bashar Rizk | Self |
| Paul Sánchez | Self |
| Seiji Sugita | Self |
| Yuichi Tsuda | Self |
| Makoto Yoshikawa | Self |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Touching the Asteroid |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Terri Randall Productions, ARTE, NOVA |
| Official site | pbs.org |
| Release date | 22 ottobre 2020 |
| Production | Avner Tavori, Terri Randall |
| Writer | Terri Randall |
| Editing | Jedd Ehrmann, Evan Anthony |
| Cinematography | Marianna Moreau, John Caldwell, Carl Filoreto, Robert Andreoli, Ben McCoy, David Linstrom, Vicente Franco |
| Assistant directors | Terri Randall |
| Camera operators | Carl Filoreto, Ben McCoy, David Linstrom, Vicente Franco, Marianna Moreau, John Caldwell, Robert Andreoli |
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| Additional photography | Marianna Moreau, John Caldwell, Robert Andreoli, Carl Filoreto, Ben McCoy, David Linstrom, Vicente Franco |
| Visual effects | Ed Bell |
| Music | Chee Wei Tay, Brad Dunn, Doug Brady, Brian Sepowitz, Jason Pawlak, Chris Hall, Drew Levinson |
| Sound | Brad Dunn, Doug Brady, Brian Sepowitz, Chee Wei Tay, Jason Pawlak, Chris Hall, Drew Levinson |
Release dates
TV
France / Aug 14, 2021 / Arte
Germany / Aug 14, 2021 / Arte
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