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Japanese Asteroid Probe deploys robot
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Moon Mission Member  
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 Japanese Asteroid Probe deploys robot Posted on: Sat Nov 12, 2005 6:00 pmhttp://space.com/missionlaunches/051112_haybusa_update.html
I'm sure most of you have already seen this one, but I thought it deserved posting. The precursor to asteroid mining, anyone? _________________ American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering In Memoriam... Apollo I - Soyuz I - Soyuz XI - STS-51L - STS-107 |
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Space Walker  
Joined: Fri Sep 10, 2004 5:35 am
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Posted on: Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:05 am Yes I read about this mission a while ago, its very cool what they are trying to do, and then return to earth with samples!!
Will be a big boost for studying asteroids if it is a sucess which I'm sure it will be. Iain |
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Moon Mission Member
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Posted on: Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:00 pm Apparently, the Japanese didn't do their math quite right.....
Newsday.com: Japan's Probe Lost in Space, Latest Glitch SPACE.com -- Japanese Asteroid Probe Apparently Lost in Space _________________ American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering In Memoriam... Apollo I - Soyuz I - Soyuz XI - STS-51L - STS-107 |
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Moon Mission Member
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Posted on: Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:55 am NOTE: this thread has just been moved to the new (and more appropriate) Asian Space Activities forum.
_________________ American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering In Memoriam... Apollo I - Soyuz I - Soyuz XI - STS-51L - STS-107 |
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Spaceflight Participant  
Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2004 1:15 am
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Posted on: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:22 pm I personally thought the probe had been lost due to a technical fault. Seems everything has worked out very well.
NZHerald.co.nz Quote: The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency announced it had soft-landed Hayabusa on the asteroid Itokawa, collected a sample from the surface and then successfully lifted off again... |
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Space Station Commander 
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Posted on: Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:59 pm The deployed mini-probe is lost, but the main body of the spacecraft itself is what touched down IIRC.
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