A book on the engineering and technology of the Hayabusa2 mission is now available from Elsevier! The content is technical, but recommended for those who want to go beyond outreach information. An introduction to the scope of the book is on our website 🔗: hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/en/topics/2022…
We’re on our way to explore a new asteroid and “Let’s meet with Le Petit Prince! Million Campaign 2♯” has begun! You can send your message to Hayabusa2, and also get your own “ticket” for the Hayabusa2♯ mission! Let’s head into deep space together! hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/en/topics/2022…
We’ve named the Hayabusa2 Extended Mission "Hayabusa2♯” (Hayabusa-two-sharp). SHARP stands for Small Hazardous Asteroid Reconnaissance Probe, and we have a new logo to represent the goals of this mission! Do take a look at the details here: hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/en/topics/2022…pic.twitter.com/sI0xZFPmkm
On August 3, we sent a letter of appreciation to the Government of South Australia who were instrumental in assisting the Hayabusa2 members to enter Australia for the capsule collection during COVID19 crisis in 2020. PM Tsuda presented the letter to Chief Executive Richard Price. pic.twitter.com/TAKdxKriwG
We would like to thank the Australian Space Agency (@AusSpaceAgency) for their help in retrieving the Hayabusa2 re-entry capsule. ISAS Director General Kuninaka presented this plaque to @HeadSpaceAUEnrico Palermo in Adelaide on August 2, accompanied by Hayabusa2 members! pic.twitter.com/cUI6Ltf0fp
ISAS Director General Kuninaka and Hayabusa2#’s Mimasu presented a letter of appreciation for Hayabusa2 to the NASA Associate Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen last month. We would like to thank NASA for their collaboration, and hope we can deepen our relationship in the future! pic.twitter.com/81i5oEUoa1
On July 14, we presented a letter of appreciation from the Hayabusa2 Project to ESOC (European Space Operations Centre), who assisted with tracking operations. (Former) Sub-Manager Nakazawa was on-site, and Project Manager Tsuda & our other members joined online. Thank you, ESOC! pic.twitter.com/pICF0uAm6u