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Japan launches second mission to collect asteroid samples
2014-12-04 02:43:45| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Japan launched its second-generation asteroid explorer Hayabusa 2 Wednesday, kicking off the country's second mission to collect asteroid samples. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced the launch of Hayabusa 2, which separated from the rocket at 3.09 p.m. as scheduled, and entered the orbit successfully, according to Xinhua.
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