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Nemisis_the_2nd t1_j5y7nt7 wrote

Reply to comment by oz6702 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

> Still, slowing down to match orbit with the ISS is something that's gonna cost you a ton of fuel either way

Aerobraking, as you suggest, is the answer. It's how we used to do it for a long time before more effective technology and better understanding of orbital trajectories came along.

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