Do a little dance, make a little love, git down tonight!!!
Woo Hoo!!!
This mission really does take the human factor out of it...
But alas...They are going to find out that "kilroy" was already there...
Thats where they get the "ulludium peeyou 38 explosive space modulator" from...Marvin says so...
Then in November 2005, Hayabusa will descend toward the asteroid's surface and touch down twice. Each time, a fabric cone will touch the surface, triggering the firing of a pellet into the asteroid at 300 metres per second. After each firing, the probe will take off and attempt to collect the dust ejected from by the impact. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will also attempt one practice run before the pair of real touchdowns.
During its initial descent, the spacecraft will also deploy a little hopper called Minerva. The coffee-can-sized device will attempt several 10-metre-high jumps on the asteroid’s surface, taking temperature readings and pictures.
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7990