The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on its way back to Earth after a multi-year, successful mission to the Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) Bennu. The spacecraft is now bringing a sample of Bennu’s surface back for a drop-off at Earth before continuing with an extended mission.
The prolonged mission is called OSIRIS-APEX and will see the craft intercept the asteroid Apophis shortly after that space body makes a very close approach to Earth, coming inside the geostationary orbital belt which resides at 35,786 km above sea level.