Itokawa | near-Earth asteroid | Britannica (original) (raw)

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study by Hayabusa

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  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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