Scientists find dust inside Japan’s asteroid capsule
Source: Spaceflight Now The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Monday they found particles inside the Hayabusa mission’s capsule that was supposed to scoop up a sample from the surface of asteroid Itokawa in 2005. Hayabusa’s return capsule...Update: Particles Detected in Asteroid Probe’s Sample Container
Particles have been detected inside the Hayabusa sample container, a process which began on June 24 at the Sagamiharashi campus’ curation center near Tokyo. However, it is still unknown whether the particles belong to asteroid Itokawa or Earth, and tests will...Japan Sample Probe May Contain Bits of Asteroid!
Japan’s Hayabusa sample container – asteroid specimens? Credit: JAXA Graphic of Hayabusa return capsule. Credit: JAXA There’s heightened excitement at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It appears that Japan’s Hayabusa space probe may...In a Space Probe’s Journey, a Test for Japan
Source: NY Times TOKYO — The Japanese are calling it a miracle. The Hayabusa space probe returned last month from a seven-year, 382-million-mile round trip to an asteroid, giving a much-needed confidence boost to a country worried that its technological prowess might...Hayabusa capsule yields gas
Source: The Japan Times The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Thursday it has collected a trace amount of gas, possibly vaporized material from asteroid surface samples, from inside the tiny capsule jettisoned by the Hayabusa unmanned space probe earlier this...Hayabusa Asteroid Sample Capsule: The Grand Opening
Hayabusa sample container – ready for opening! Credit: JAXA Hayabusa specialists ready return sample container for opening. Hopes are high that the opening of a returned-to-Earth sample capsule does contain bits of an asteroid. The Japan Aerospace Exploration...Asteroid Explorer Mission: Samples Onboard?
Team of experts at recovery site of Hayabusa capsule. Credit: JAXA/Toshiki Hasegawa Scientists at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are ecstatic following the June 13 recovery of their Hayabusa reentry capsule in Woomera, Australia. Hayabusa was launched...Welcome Home Hayabusa! Asteroid Probe Returns to Earth
Credit: JAXA Word from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is that their Hayabusa spacecraft reentered today over Australia. Hayabusa’s specially designed return capsule has reportedly landed within the Woomera test range, with its touchdown spot...Asteroid Probe Ready for Sunday Return to Earth
Credit: JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has assessed the trajectory of its returning Hayabusa spacecraft and has confirmed that all is normal. After a 7 year journey, the space probe is returning to Earth possibly carrying the collected samples of an...Space Talk
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#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
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.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.
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