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Read More »Bennu asteroid’s history comes to light days before epic spacecraft landing
Just days ahead of a spacecraft landing on Bennu, a newly released model of the asteroid shows a complex history – including the fact that its surface regolith might have expanded and contracted at least once.
Read More »With a Canadian Assist OSIRIS-REx Scientists Have Selected Four Candidate Locations on Asteroid Bennu For Sample Collection
The NASA led OSIRIS-REx mission is exceeding scientists expectations and now they have to make the difficult decision of where to land the spacecraft from four candidate sites on asteroid Bennu to collect samples.
Read More »Canadian Instrument Creates First 3D Map of Asteroid Bennu
Before the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in orbit around asteroid Bennu can take a sample from the surface it needs to be mapped. That’s where Canada’s OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) comes in.
Read More »Royal Ontario Museum Hosts an Update on the OSIRIS-REx Mission
In the early evening of January 25 at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, a panel of experts provided an introduction, update and context of Canada’s participation in the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.
Read More »Space is an Important Element of First DND IDEaS Program Contracts
Last week the Department of Defence (DND) announced 160 contracts valued at $26.8M for 16 science and technology challenge areas which included 20+ contracts for space organizations.
Read More »Asteroid Bennu is Everything the OSIRIS-REx Mission Planners Hoped it Would Be
The first results are in from the OSIRIS-REx mission and they couldn’t please researchers more. Asteroid Bennu is everything they had hoped it would be based on the data obtained so far. It also has provided a few surprises.
Read More »David Saint-Jacques Settles Into his Temporary Home in Space
Astronaut David Saint-Jacques spent the first couple of days getting used to his new temporary home but is now hard at work.
Read More »OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft with Canadian Instrument Begins Approach Phase to Asteroid Bennu
On Friday, August 24th NASA hosted a media teleconference on the OSIRIS-REx mission which will return an asteroid sample to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is now preparing to conduct approach maneuvers as it heads for a December 3rd rendezvous with asteroid Bennu.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Awards $1.38 Million for Four Contracts
The Canadian Space Agency has awarded three contracts to universities related to last years Space Exploration Science Maturation Study and a robotic technology contract to MDA.
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