About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 67. Chapters: ADEOS II, Advanced Land Observation Satellite, Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics, Akari (satellite), Akatsuki (spacecraft), ATREX, Chofu Aerospace Center, EarthCARE, Earth Observation Center, ETS-VII, ETS-VIII, Fuji (Spacecraft), GCOM-W, Ginga (satellite), H-II, H-IIB, H-II Transfer Vehicle, HALCA, Hayabusa, Hinode, Hiten, HOPE-X, HTV-1, Hyflex, IKAROS, Information Gathering Satellite, Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer, Japan's space development, Japanese Lunar Exploration Program, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan Spaceguard Association, JERS-1, Jupiter Magnetospheric Orbiter, Kakuda Space Center, Kibo (ISS module), Kounotori 2, Kounotori 3, LE-5, LE-7, Lunar-A, MOS-1 (satellite), Multi-Functional Transport Satellite, Nano-JASMINE, Noshiro Testing Center, OICETS, OREX, sumi (satellite), Pencil Rocket, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, Reusable Vehicle Testing, Sagamihara Campus, Sakigake, SDS-1, SDS-4, SELENE, Sohla, SPICA (spacecraft), Suisei (spacecraft), Suzaku (satellite), Taiki Aerospace Research Field, Tanegashima Space Center, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, Tsukuba Space Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Usuda Deep Space Center, WINDS, Yohkoh, Yoshinobu Launch Complex. Excerpt: Hayabusa, literally "Peregrine Falcon") was an unmanned spacecraft developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) 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...
