Far From Earth, Two Asteroid Exploration Dramas Unfold

Mark Carreau February 27, 2019
Credit: Artist's concept of Hayabusa 2: Akihiro Ikeshita
HOUSTON—The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa 2 and NASA’s Osiris-Rex missions are writing a new chapter in the exploration of Solar System bodies as they explore the rugged surfaces of small asteroids to collect samples for a return to Earth. The two missions—Hayabusa 2’s at the...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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