Hayabusa2
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Hayabusa2 is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese state space agency JAXA. It is a successor to the Hayabusa mission, which returned asteroid samples for the first time in June 2
Artist's impression of Hayabusa2 firing its ion thrusters
The first photograph from the surface of an asteroid, taken by HIBOU on 22 September 2018 during one of its "hops".
Model of MINERVA-II-1 Rover 1B
Mission overview
JAXA
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is the operator of the Japanese space program and Japan's national aeronautics research agency. It was formed in 2003 through the merger of the Institute of Spac
Hayabusa2
…Hayabusa2 (Japanese: はやぶさ2; lit. 'Peregrine falcon 2') is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese state space agency JAXA. It is a successor to the Hayabusa mission, which returned asteroid samples for the first time in June 2010. Hayabusa2 was launched on 3 December 2014…
JAXA Kibo, the largest module of the ISS
From left: N-I, N-II, H-I, H-II, H-IIA, H-IIB, H3, Epsilon, Enhanced Epsilon
H-IIA F19 launch
H-II Transfer Vehicle