MMX to Martian moons, JAXA/CNES collaboration Options

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Before looking at JAXA's Jupiter mission I thought Martian moons sample return mission may be of interest to some people. I will translate
ISAS dcument on this mission and here are the first two pages (no page number on this document and page numbers are mine).

The document is question can be found here.
http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/topics/files/MMX170412.pdf

and the first two pages are as follows.


Page 1

Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)

Outline of Martian moons sample return mission (JAXA/ISAS)

Collaboration agreenment and signing ceremony with French CNES on 10 April(Mon) 2017 at JAXA Tokyo office


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Sample return mission and its space science and exploration schedule

This sample return mission has been, within the current space science/exploration timetable, designated as leading to "Strategic medimum
scale project 1" and its launch is scheduled for fiscal 2024.

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The English version of the above presentation.

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Setting engineering objectives

Proposal for engineering objctives and targtes (MDRI 25 August 2015)

Large objective:

Obtain navigation and exploration capability for future deep space explorations

Middle objective 1.1: Obtain capability for a round trip to Martian sphere of influence

Target 1.1.1: Arrive in vicinity of Martian moons and stay there for longer than 3 months (T.B.D.)

Target 1.1.2: Escape from Martian sphere of influence and arrive back into Earth sphere of influence and
return the payload to the ground

Middle objective 1.2 : Acquire sampling technologies on astronomical body surface

Target 1.2.1: Touch down on the sampling points on Martian moon surface

Target 1.2.2: Obtain samples from area of touch down

Target 1.2.3: Activate sampling mechanism on the surface and confirm its working

Middle objective 1.3: Acquire communication technologies optimum for the combination of spacecraft and
the newly built deep space station

Target 1.3.1: Acquire communication capability superor to that based on Hayabusa 2 comm.s capability

Target 1.3.2: Realise communication capability, for Martian activities, equivalent to overseas stations

Middle objective: Provide oppotunities for engineering expperiments required for future deep space explorations

Target 1.4.1: Support, within resources limit, put on board all devices offered for engineering experiments and
help with their operation

In the event of failure in achieving science goals make sure mission can be continued for engineering purposes

(this is more or less the end of this particular document, P)