Monday, October 19, 2026

Breaking: Japan launched a sample return mission to Phobos

This would be the first mission to retrieve samples from a Martian moon.
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Japan launches sample-return mission to Martian moon Phobos


Japan has launched an ambitious mission that will be the first to attempt to return samples from a moon of Mars. An H3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center Oct. 19 and deployed its payload, the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) spacecraft, onto a Mars-bound trajectory. —By Jeff Foust


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Breaking: Japan launched a sample return mission to Phobos

This would be the first mission to retrieve samples from a Martian moon.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌...