Hayabusa
An asteroid sample-return probe developed by JAXA, launched in 2003 and arriving at the asteroid Itokawa in 2005. In 2010 it successfully returned a small quantity of samples to Earth, achieving the first asteroid sample return in human history.
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The sampling technology JAXA accumulated in the Hayabusa and asteroid probe missions will provide important lessons for the Phobos sample return mission.
Hayabusa was launched in 2003 and reached the asteroid Itokawa in 2005; after suffering multiple failures, it brought back a tiny amount of sample in 2010, achieving humanity's first asteroid sample return.
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The sampling technology JAXA accumulated in the Hayabusa and asteroid probe missions will provide important lessons for the Phobos sample return mission.
50%UnverifiedHayabusa was launched in 2003 and reached the asteroid Itokawa in 2005; after suffering multiple failures, it brought back a tiny amount of sample in 2010, achieving humanity's first asteroid sample return.
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