About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 57. Chapters: Hayabusa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan's space development, HTV-1, SELENE, Kounotori 2, Akatsuki, IKAROS, ADEOS II, H-II Transfer Vehicle, Japanese Experiment Module, Reusable Vehicle Testing, Hinode, Hinotori, H-IIB, Modulation collimator, Akari, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, LE-7, Yohkoh, Information Gathering Satellite, Suzaku, ETS-VII, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, HOPE-X, Hiten, LE-5, SPICA, Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, Fuji, Uchinoura Space Center, Multi-Functional Transport Satellite, Suisei, Sakigake, Hayabusa 2, Tanegashima Space Center, Lunar-A, Yoshinobu Launch Complex, sumi, Advanced Land Observation Satellite, Hyflex, Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics, Nano-JASMINE, WINDS, EarthCARE, National Space Development Agency of Japan, ETS-VIII, Usuda Deep Space Center, OICETS, Sohla, SELENE-2, HALCA, Japan Spaceguard Association, SDS-1, Ginga, ATREX, Himawari, GCOM-W, Tsukuba Space Center, MOS-1, National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan, JERS-1, OREX, Pencil Rocket, Taiki Aerospace Research Field, Sagamihara Campus, Chofu Aerospace Center, Earth Observation Center, Kakuda Space Center, Noshiro Testing Center. Excerpt: Hayabusa, literally "peregrine falcon") was an unmanned spacecraft developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to return a sample of material from a small near-Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa to Earth for further analysis. Hayabusa, formerly known as MUSES-C for Mu Space Engineering Spacecraft C, was launched on 9 May 2003 and rendezvoused with Itokawa in mid-September 2005. After arriving at Itokawa, Hayabusa studied the asteroid's shape, spin, topography, colour, composition, density, and history. In November 2005, it landed on the asteroid and collected samples in the form of tin...
