Mission: Hayabusa 2 |
Mission: Hayabusa 2 |
Jan 22 2008, 02:59 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 17-September 06 Member No.: 1150 |
JAXA wants to continue with Hayabusa 2. However there is/was a huge fight about the budget. Main problem was the budget for the launch vehicle. 2 months ago or so there was a report which said, that JAXA had to find another launch vehicle or the project gets cancelled. Now the Italian space agency played saviour and overed the VEGA. So finally we might see another Hayabusa in 2011.
It was mentioned here: http://www.jspec.jaxa.jp/080110Final_IPEWG-ProgramBook.pdf |
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Dec 15 2020, 05:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 437 Joined: 14-December 15 Member No.: 7860 |
JAXA Press Release - https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2020/12/20201215-2_e.html :
"Analysis results from the gas collected from the sample container of the asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2. December 15, 2020 (JST). National Research & Development Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has confirmed that the gas collected from the sample container inside the re-entry capsule of the asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2, is a gas sample originating from asteroid Ryugu. The result of the mass spectrometry of the collected gas within the sample container performed at the QLF (Quick Look Facility) established at the Woomera Local Headquarters in Australia on December 7, 2020, suggested that the gas differed from the atmospheric composition of the Earth. For additional confirmation, a similar analysis was performed on December 10 – 11 at the Extraterrestrial Sample Curation Center on the JAXA Sagamihara Campus. This has led to the conclusion that the gas in the sample container is derived from asteroid Ryugu. The grounds for making this decision are due to the following three points: - Gas analysis at the Extraterrestrial Sample Curation Center and at the Woomera Local Headquarters in Australia gave the same result. - The sample container is sealed with an aluminum metal seal and the condition of the container is as designed, such that the inclusion of the Earth’s atmosphere was kept well below the permissible level during the mission. - Since it was confirmed on the Sagamihara campus that gas of the same composition had been generated even after the removal of the container gas in Australia, it is considered that the collected gas must be due to the degassing from the sample. This is the world’s first sample return of a material in the gas state from deep space. The initial analysis team will continue with opening the sample container and performing a detailed analysis of the molecular and isotopic composition of the collected gas." |
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