Japanese Asteroid Sample Return Capsule Recovered

TOKYO — The Japanese Hayabusa spacecraft successfully capped off its 6 billion km. trip by releasing its asteroid sample capsule for a successful re-entry and retrieval in Australia on June 13. The process went so well that Project Manager Junichiro Kawaguchi expressed disappointment at having to...

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