NASA's OSIRIS-REx Probe Successfully Delivers Asteroid Samples to Earth

NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe performed its final trajectory-correcting maneuver on Sunday to prepare for the delivery of its asteroid sample on September 24. The maneuver adjusted the landing location of the sample capsule by nearly 8 miles to the center of its predetermined landing zone in Utah. After touchdown, the sample will be curated and stored at NASA's Johnson Space Center for further study. The main spacecraft will continue its mission to explore the potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis in 2029.