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Japanese Spacecraft Bringing Back Space Rock

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the contaminating-the-planet dept.

phaic tan writes "Bridie Smith from the Sydney Morning Herald reports on the Hayabusa spacecraft returning to earth in June with samples from the Itokawa Asteroid: 'A Japanese spacecraft will land in Australia in June, bringing with it samples from an asteroid found 300 million kilometres from Earth. The unmanned Hayabusa spacecraft, launched in May 2003, will become the first spacecraft to bring asteroid material to Earth when it lands in Woomera, South Australia, later this year.'"

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  1. Now that.... by vikingpower · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...rocks !

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  2. Smart enough not to land it on their own soil. by Orga · · Score: 4, Funny

    Picked another big island at least.. you know, in case the blob needs to be isolated. Al though I'd think if they landed in Japan at least Godzilla could melt it if it got too large. Oh well.

  3. Re:Might have Asteroid Samples on It by Sockatume · · Score: 3, Funny

    Tenacity is right. Space probe engineers are the sort of individuals who could coax a car into starting with no gasoline. Or engine.

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