Hayabusa 2 Sample Container Lands Intact

Hayabusa 2 sample container on the ground.
Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully recovered the small Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return capsule in the remote Woomera region of Australia. Found among desert bushes just over two hours after it landed under parachute in darkness, the capsule completed a six-year, 3.27...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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