Itokawa

near-Earth asteroid

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study by Hayabusa

  • interplanetary dust particle
    In micrometeoroid

    …dust, from the near-Earth asteroid Itokawa for laboratory analysis.

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  • In Hayabusa: The first Hayabusa

    …planned rendezvous with the asteroid Itokawa from June 2005 to September 12, 2005, when Hayabusa achieved a station-keeping position that effectively was nearly stationary relative to the asteroid. The spacecraft had also suffered thruster leaks and battery and equipment failures that made operations exceptionally challenging.

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