Thismissionincludednotonlythemainspacecraftwithremotesensinginstrumentsbutalso a lander, smallrovers, a samplingsystemandanimpactortocreate a smallcrateronthesurface.
Butifthecollectionmissionwassuccessful, itwouldbethefirsttimeinhistorythattheteamreturnedpristinesamplesof a carbonaceousasteroid, andthismissionisfulloffirstfortheteam.
SowhenHayabusatwofliesbyearththisDecember, it's samplecapsulewillhave a fieryreentryintoouratmosphereandmake a parachutelandingintheSouthAustralianOutbackknownastheWoomeraRangecomplex.
Withitsremainingfuel, thespacecraftwillheadtotheasteroidtargets 1998 26 2001, cc 21 aswell a studythecelestialglowthattravelsthroughtheZodiacconstellations.
E thinkitgoeswithoutsayingthatHayabusatwois a groundbreakingmissionandwe'lljusthavetowaitandseehowmuchmoreitcanteachusaboutthesolarsystemwecallhomeHayaBusatwoisn't theOnleysamplereturnmission?