Hayabusa Samples Asteroid Itokawa

Highlights

• ›First asteroid sample collection

Missions, people & worlds

• Hayabusa
• 25143 Itokawa

Knowledge connections

• Part ofThe Space Shuttle Era
• Associated with25143 Itokawa
• Associated withHayabusa

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.