Japan's Hayabusa2, seen in this illustration, has been probing the asteroid Ryugu since 2018. The spacecraft is collecting samples that will be returned to Earth. JAXA/Akihiro Ikeshita
Japan's Hayabusa2, seen in this illustration, has been probing the asteroid Ryugu since 2018. The spacecraft is collecting samples that will be returned to Earth. JAXA/Akihiro Ikeshita
I saw the video on BBC
“On the return, it will eject a pod containing dust from Ryugu that is expected to land in Australia’s outback.”
Andromeda Strain here we come.
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Please stow any carry-on impactors in the overhead bins.
Do you want Godzilla? Because this is how you get Godzilla.
Dang Japanese! I’ll bet they didn’t declare war before attacking that asteroid..
The word is "ejecta," i.e. that which was ejected. An ejector is a mechanical device for tossing unwanted passengers out of the sports car in a high speed chase.
Well, it’s an improvement for them to blow up asteroids instead of American naval bases
While the Japanese conquer space we’re busy helping Pedro, Muhammad and Deshan’tonius conquer our welfare system.
“seen in this illustration”
I was wondering where it got a selfie-stick.
Hayabusa2
Hayabusa = Falcon ..
I think
I wonder how much the asteroid orbit was modified.
it will eject a pod containing dust from Ryugu that is expected to land in Australia's outback
is this the first time that anyone has transported high explosives into space?
Gotta love the Japanese. Here we get rap-crap, there they write love songs to space probes.
A very well done tale of the original Hayabusa mission...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i28iBZx-W_E
A tale of the Hayabusa mission here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=—llY7k6Ps0
They didn’t get into full flashback mode and crash the spacecraft into the asteroid with the explosives still on board.