OSIRIS-REx Return Cruise from Asteroid Bennu to Earth

OSIRIS-REx returns to Earth with its precious sample of asteroid Bennu. After releasing the sample return capsule on September 24, 2023, the spacecraft will go into orbit around the Sun. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio Kel Elkins (USRA): Lead Animator Ernie Wright (USRA): Animator Dan Gallagher (USRA): Lead Producer Jason Dworkin (NASA/GSFC): Project Scientist Dante Lauretta (The University of Arizona): Principal Investigator This video can be freely shared and downloaded at While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA