Nemisis_the_2nd t1_j5y7igp wrote
Reply to comment by fishling in Why do sample return missions such as OSIRIS-REx use their own reentry vehicles instead of just going to the space station for pickup and return with ISS equipment? by PromptCritical725
That's really not a big problem. Coming back fro somewhere like Mars, you'd need to alter the tragectory by a fraction of a degree to flip the reentry trajectory 180^0.
From there, you could bleed off speed like in early space missions with rounds of aerobraking.
The original commenter makes a good point about fuel weight, but its also got less to go wrong if you just slam the vehicle into the atmosphere one time.
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