[Fungi]

So they went to collect rocks, what a little boy does on a walk.

[DBrow]

Hayabusa2’s main goal is to help scientists better understand the solar system’s early history

And they are not prospecting for iridium group metals.

[Deaf Smith]

To put in ballistic understanding, the 1/2 oz bullet weighed about 87.5 grains.

Would be helpful if they gave us the projectile diameter and muzzle velocity.

[steve86]

I saw a Hayabusa passing traffic at nearly 200 mph.

[Deaf Smith]

The third sampling may be interesting.

They plan to use a copper projectile, which may be in the form of a shaped charge.

Something like a miniature RPG?

[OrioleFan]

Hayabusa2 spiraled down to Ryugu’s surface, fired a 0.2-ounce (5 grams) tantalum “bullet” into the boulder-strewn rock at close range, and collected pieces of the ejected material using its specialized “sampling horn,” JAXA officials said during a press conference this evening.

Isn’t Ryugu a “Gun Free” zone? /sarc

[OrioleFan]

John Kerry fired the shot, was hit by a flying piece of rock, claimed the Space Force first Purple Heart, and promptly threw it over the White House fence when he got home. /sarc

[mosesdapoet]

first report helps fill in info
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3729542/posts

[spokeshave]

I just hope it doesn't wake up the Ryugugians.

[lurk]

People who accomplish space exploration are amazing.

[lurk]

People who accomplish space exploration are amazing.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

“Space Sushi”.

[21twelve]

“The Ryugu material will come down to Earth in a special return capsule in December 2020.”

Hmm. Isn’t the remake of “The Andromeda Strain” due out in theaters January 2021?