No Dirt Today from Itokawa

[beamjockey]

Hayabusa aborted its planned "landing" on asteroid Itokawa. I hope there will be another opportunity to get a surface sample and drop the bouncing Minerva probe.

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[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

The aborted descent wasn't the actual sampling touchdown; it was just going to release Minerva and get close to the asteroid in preparation for the landing. They're going to try again.