Japan Launches MMX Mission to Bring Back Samples From Phobos
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Japan's MMX spacecraft has launched toward Mars to land on the moon Phobos, collect samples and return them to Earth by 2031, with ESA among the partners.

Japan’s space agency has launched the Martian Moons eXploration mission, which will travel to Mars, land on Phobos, collect samples, and return them to Earth by 2031.

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  • Trevor KendallEnglish
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    16 days ago

    I give them ten years to bring back dust. They’ll lose half in customs and call it a triumph.