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Unmanned Spaceflight.com _ Past and Future _ MMX, a JAXA sample return expedition to Martian moon Phobos...

Posted by: bobik Jan 7 2022, 06:49 AM

A bunch of https://www.springeropen.com/collections/MMX on JAXA's https://www.mmx.jaxa.jp/ sample return expedition.

Posted by: bobik Jan 8 2023, 09:13 AM

Nice summary on the https://mobile.twitter.com/simon_tardivel/status/1604731965139144704 (in French).

Posted by: bobik Apr 5 2023, 10:47 AM

Interesting overview paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009457652200474X (Full text available)

Posted by: Explorer1 Apr 5 2023, 11:03 PM

Some very exciting details there, including the HD camera to take photos and video for outreach, which will doubtless be spectacular!

The landing process has so many unknowns, it's good that the rover will be dropped first (though it badly needs a name...) I wonder how far it can get in its 3 month nominal mission?

Posted by: climber May 11 2023, 07:35 AM

Thermal and vacuum trials (in French) : https://mmx.cnes.fr/fr/rover-mmx-les-essais-de-vide-thermique-realises-au-cnes-une-grande-etape-de-franchie-0

Posted by: bobik Jun 22 2023, 06:56 AM

The MMX rover has gotten a name... https://www.dlr.de/en/latest/news/2023/02/rover-on-the-home-stretch-to-the-martian-moon-phobos

Posted by: Explorer1 Jan 4 2024, 08:40 PM

Due to the H3 rocket issues, https://www.space.com/japan-delays-mmx-mars-mission-rocket-problems

Posted by: Explorer1 Feb 17 2024, 12:44 PM

The H3 rocket made its successful debut yesterday, but I suppose they're still not pushing MMX forward to this year?