Asteroid Sample Return Capsule Recovered

By Kazuki Shiibashi

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 cancel his prescheduled trip to Australia, saying there was nothing ...

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