The OSIRIS-REx mission
Mission accomplished! The OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule touched down on , with its precious asteroid sample. OSIRIS-REx marks Canada's first participation in an asteroid sample-return mission. Using Canadian instrument OLA, the spacecraft created a 3D map of Bennu's surface, allowing scientists to select a sample site. Canada will receive a portion of the asteroid material.
To know more about the mission
OSIRIS-APEX
About the mission, its objectives and Canada's role.
About OSIRIS-REx
Mission objectives, how the mission worked, about the spacecraft, its data sheet.
Canada's role
The OLA instrument and its team, and scientists from Canadian institutions.
Destination: Bennu
Bennu's location, size, composition, and scientific value.
Information kit
News releases, media advisories, backgrounder, FAQ, images, videos, and infographics.
Timeline
Overview of the mission's important dates.
Mission news (archives)
What's new with the mission.
Multimedia
Photos, videos and infographics.
FAQ
Answers to frequently asked questions.
Asteroid activities
Create craters, make your own asteroid, discover scientists' methods and test your knowledge about the OSIRIS-REx mission.
OSIRIS-REx tech: Mapping an asteroid with lasers
Tim Haltigin, Canadian Mission Manager at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), provides an overview of OSIRIS-REx, a NASA-led mission that will advance our knowledge about the asteroid Bennu. Tim describes Canada's contribution to the mission, OLA (OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter), an instrument that will create precise, high-resolution 3D maps of Bennu and help select the best site to extract a sample for return to Earth. (Credits: CSA, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) (Transcript)