Osiris-Rex adjusts course to get closer to Earth with asteroid samples

Nasa's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, currently on a return journey from asteroid Bennu, has made a critical course adjustment to ensure its successful arrival back to Earth. This change in speed and direction is vital for the spacecraft to get close enough to Earth to deliver its precious cargo - a sample from asteroid Bennu. This trajectory correction maneuver is the final major adjustment required to set up OSIRIS-REx for its Earth return on September 24, 2023. OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is currently on a return journey from asteroid Bennu.