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October 24, 2013

Space cannon ready: Japan to shoot asteroid for samples in 2014 mission
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Oct 24, 2013
A unique space cannon developed for Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has successfully test-fired on Earth in preparation for a 2014 mission. During its upcoming journey into space, the cannon will blast an asteroid and mine samples of its soil. The test took place in the Japanese prefecture of Gifu, paving the way for the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft to extract soil samples from the asteroid, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on Monday. During the mission of Hayabusa 2, scheduled ... read more

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