JAXA Improvises for Hayabusa's Asteroid Mission

Unlucky timing plagued Japan's Hayabusa asteroid mission, causing the probable loss of its robotic Minerva mini-lander, but flight controllers were preparing late last week for the main event--a quick touchdown to collect samples for return to Earth. The attempted landing of the Micro/Nano...

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