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RocketStefy
- May 15, 2018
- 1 min
New Images of Ryugu Asteroid
Between the 11th and the 14th of May, Hayabusa2's star tracker has shot new images of Ryugu asteroid. The full article is available on Hayabusa2 web site in Japanese http://www.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/topics/20180515/. I report here the images taken from Hayabusa2. The images were taken by stopping the ion engine phase and by changing the attitude of the spacecraft to point Ryugu. Currently new precise Ryugu orbit determination is under analysis to support the navigation. Support
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RocketStefy
- Apr 30, 2018
- 1 min
When Science meets the Theatre
Last year, I have been asked to contribute to an unusual science event. The Yokohama Theater Group and the Nerd Nite Tokyo came up with a "science x theater" initiative. I was one of the scientists involved in presenting my research within the Hayabusa2 Project to the general public. This was the first time that I officially became a manga character as you can see from the poster. The performance of my research was done by the 1740G. I was impressed from the results of the 17
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RocketStefy
- Feb 17, 2018
- 1 min
Will JAXA Hayabusa2 unveil the secret of Life?
Hayabusa2 is the Japanese asteroid sample and return exploration mission. Only two asteroid missions are currently into space to find out the origin of Life. Did Life on our planet start on its own? or Do comets and asteroids spread Life into the Universe by carrying "water" compound? Now JAXA Hayabusa2 mission and NASA OSIRIS-REx mission could help us to answer this existential question. Let's help scientists to "shape" Ryugu asteroid. Hayabusa2 spacecraft will arrive at the
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