Lost in Space
For an overview of the Hayabusa Mission with videos, refer to English side of the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) website.
Probe’s robot sent toward asteroid is feared lost
JAXA—A Japanese space probe released a small robot Saturday toward an asteroid orbiting the sun between Earth and Mars as part of a rehearsal for its own planned descent later this month, but the robot probably missed the target, the space agency said. The probe, named Hayabusa, released the Minerva robot toward the asteroid Itokawa, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said… the robot probably failed to land on the asteroid and was lost because Hayabusa released the robot slightly off course.A practice run Nov. 4 was aborted before Minerva was deployed due to technical problems.…more…
Japan’s robot space invasion is THWARTHED!
Aliens rejoice that their sovereignty is safe.
Marvin the Martian, defender of the gaijin realm.
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