Okay, looks like they're on! Hopefully they can collect material and bring it back.
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
It's not an asteroid - it's a Godzilla egg!
2 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:
3 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.
4 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"?
6 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!"
8 posted on
11/23/2005 7:41:08 AM PST by
Dallas59
(“You love life, while we love death.” - Al-Qaeda / Democratic Party)
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...
10 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.
11 posted on
11/23/2005 7:46:31 AM PST by
tallhappy
(Juntos Podemos!)
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.
13 posted on
11/23/2005 7:47:51 AM PST by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
15 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!
16 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
17 posted on
11/23/2005 7:51:36 AM PST by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
18 posted on
11/23/2005 7:55:15 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!
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Holy Moley! They sent a motorcycle into space? I knew them Suzukis were fast but...................................
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
I always like the way the Chinese call their spacecraft "Divine Shinzou IV", or "Holy Imperious Quang III", or some such. They're always so grandiose. Besides, they have no space program, they just buy Russian premade ships and such. I could buy a russian ship and put my grandma in it. Big whoop.
24 posted on
11/23/2005 8:19:44 AM PST by
emiller
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Jaxa to Hayabusa, come in Hayabusa. Over
39 posted on
11/23/2005 9:53:06 AM PST by
Spruce
(Keep your mitts off my wallet)
To: martin_fierro
The Hayabusa has landed and the natives are friendly!
42 posted on
11/23/2005 10:21:45 AM PST by
Tijeras_Slim
(Now that taglines are cool, I refuse to have one.)
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