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Japan's Hayabusa Spacecraft Lands Successfully on Asteroid
Space.com ^
| 11/23/2005
| Chisaki Watanabe
Posted on 11/23/2005 7:26:09 AM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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Okay, looks like they're on! Hopefully they can collect material and bring it back.
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
It's not an asteroid - it's a Godzilla egg!
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:29:22 AM PST
by
Tennessee_Bob
("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Photo just released from probe on asteroid:
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:30:57 AM PST
by
add925
(The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
This is quite an ambitious mission. Despite the difficulties, the Japanese are doing some excellent work here.
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:33:32 AM PST
by
r9etb
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
I'm curious how they managed to conduct repairs
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
What's the difference between "about 99 feet" and "about 100 feet"?
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:39:57 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(NY Times headline: Protocols of the Learned Elders of CBS, Fake but Accurate, Experts Say)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
"We welcome you to Itokawa Asteroid!"
"Mothra will be back soon!"
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:41:08 AM PST
by
Dallas59
(“You love life, while we love death.” - Al-Qaeda / Democratic Party)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
"What's the difference between "about 99 feet" and "about 100 feet"? " About 11 inches.
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:43:18 AM PST
by
avg_freeper
(Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
99 feet off target 180 million miles (almost twice the distance of the sun)from Earth? This borders on most unbelievable...
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:44:23 AM PST
by
FDNYRHEROES
(Liberals are not optimistic; they are delusional.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
I was not aware Japan had a program like this.
Why the hype on China's program.
Japan is much more advanced if they are doing this.
Asteroid mining will be very lucrative.
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:46:31 AM PST
by
tallhappy
(Juntos Podemos!)
To: avg_freeper
You must be a metrologist.
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:46:40 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(NY Times headline: Protocols of the Learned Elders of CBS, Fake but Accurate, Experts Say)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Does any asteroid of that size even have the gravity for something to "land" on it?
I would think it's more of a grab & hold docking operation.
Anyway, I hope they get some asteroid dirt. Cool stuff.
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:47:51 AM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Mount Athos
Yeah, it's weird how these things can be dead in the water, then they suddenly announce, "Repairs were made and we're going again." Weird how they make repairs from 180 million miles away.
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:48:20 AM PST
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
"will decide by Thursday whether to conduct a second landing attempt Friday" What's to decide?
The whole point was to collect a sample.
Good luck to them!
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:51:10 AM PST
by
mrsmith
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
However, the agency said Wednesday that data confirmed that Hayabusa
had landed on the surface Sunday for a half-hour
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:51:36 AM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:55:15 AM PST
by
kanawa
To: kanawa
Although in this case I suppose it would be "ôatari"
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:59:04 AM PST
by
kanawa
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Japan's space agency said Wednesday its spacecraft had successfully touched down on an asteroid 180 million miles from Earth
despite an earlier announcement that it had failed
"No! It landed fine!
Yeah . . . In fact, it landed twice.
Yeah . . . That's it. It's fine!
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