Hayabusa program

Overview

JAXA's asteroid sample-return program; Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 returned samples from asteroids Itokawa and Ryugu.

Knowledge connections

• Operated byJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
• Program includesHayabusa
• Program includesHayabusa2

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• JAXAJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency

  Japanese missions (Hayabusa, Akatsuki) and space science.