JAXA Launches Ambitious Campaign To Return Samples From Martian Moon

JAXA to attempt first roundtrip mission to Mars
Credit: JAXA concept
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency kicked off a five-year campaign to explore the moons of Mars and return soil samples to Earth for analysis. The Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) mission launched onboard a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3 rocket from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center on Oct. 19...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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