Astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and CSA senior mission scientist Tim Haltigin answer your questions about asteroids
Astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and CSA senior mission scientist Tim Haltigin answer your questions about asteroids. Credit: Canadian Space Agency.

Canada is participating in the NASA led OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu. In early December the spacecraft went into orbit around the asteroid. Why are we participating in this mission?

This and other questions are answered by astronaut Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and CSA senior mission scientist Tim Haltigin in this short video.

For more information on the OSIRIS-REx mission you can visit our archive of stories and podcasts as well as visiting the CSA website on this topic.

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Marc started his first Internet creator content business in 1992 and hasn't looked back. When not working Marc loves to explore Canada, the world and document nature through his photography.

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