MISSIONS

Asteroid Explorer

Press Release

01/24/2012

[release] 1st International Announcement of Opportunity for HAYABUSA Sample Investigation

08/26/2011

[release] The "Scinence" special edition on "HAYABUSA" research reports was published

03/11/2011

[release] Preliminary results of the initial analysis of particles brought back by Hayabusa

11/16/2010

[release] Identification of origin of particles brought back by Hayabusa

07/07/2010

[release] Asteroid Explorer 'HAYABUSA' (MUSES-C) Commencement of Particles Collection

06/24/2010

[release] Asteroid Explorer HAYABUSA (MUSES-C) on the Schedule of Opening the Sample Container

06/18/2010

[release] HAYABUSA Capsule Arrived at JAXA Sagamihara Campus

06/14/2010

[release] Capsule Heat Shield Found

06/14/2010

[release] JAXA President Comment on Retrieval of the HAYABUSA Capsule

06/14/2010

[release] Retrieving the Capsule Completed

06/14/2010

[release] Result of Search for the Heat Shield by Helicopter

06/14/2010

[release] Result of Capsule Search by Helicopter

06/14/2010

[release] Asteroid Explorer "HAYABUSA" (MUSES-C) Reentry

06/12/2010

[release] Asteroid Explorer "HAYABUSA" (MUSES-C) Capsule Reentry Plan

06/09/2010

[release] Asteroid Explorer "HAYABUSA" (MUSES-C) Completed TCM-4 operation, precise guidance to WPA

06/05/2010

[release] Asteroid Explorer "HAYABUSA" (MUSES-C) Completed TCM-3 operation, shift the target from Earth's outer rim to WPA

04/21/2010

[release] Return of Sample Recovery Capsule aboard Asteroid Explorer "HAYABUSA"

11/19/2009

[release] Restoration of Asteroid Explorer, HAYABUSA's Return Cruise

11/09/2009

[release] Asteroid Explorer "HAYABUSA" Ion Engine Anomaly

03/03/2009

[release] Official Approval of Names on ITOKAWA by IAU

02/04/2009

[release] Current Status of the Asteroid Explorer HAYABUSA - Firing ion engine and starting second phase orbit maneuver to return to Earth -

04/25/2007

[release] "Hayabusa" starts fully fledged return trip to Earth

04/24/2007

[release] Public release of the Hayabusa data archives

03/07/2006

[release] Current Status of Hayabusa Spacecraft - Communication and Operation Resumption

12/14/2005

[release] Status of the Hayabusa

12/07/2005

[release] Status of the Hayabusa

11/06/2005

[release] Hayabusa's Practice Descent (Rehearsal) on November 4th

10/27/2005

[release] Current Status of Hayabusa and Events Scheduled in November

09/14/2005

[release] Hayabusa arrives at Itokawa, starts hovering operations

05/20/2004

[release] Hayabusa Earth Swing-by