OSIRIS-APEX

On September 24, 2023, after a 7-year-long journey through space, the OSIRIS-REx capsule landed with its precious sample of asteroid Bennu. Canada contributed the scanning lidar OLA to the mission, which provided unprecedented information on the asteroid's shape and surface features and helped select the best site for sample selection. 

Reinvented as OSIRIS-APEX, the spacecraft formerly known as OSIRIS-REx has embarked on a new mission to study asteroid Apophis. (Credit: NASA)