Hayabusa
Hayabusa was the physical Japanese asteroid sample-return spacecraft that reached Itokawa, performed the first controlled landing and ascent from an asteroid, and returned its capsule to Earth in June 2010.
Identity
- Aliases
- MUSES-CAsteroid Explorer HayabusaHayabusa spacecraft
- Name
- Hayabusa
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Hayabusa was the physical Japanese asteroid sample-return spacecraft that reached Itokawa, performed the first controlled landing and ascent from an asteroid, and returned its capsule to Earth in June 2010.
- First Flight Date
- 2003-05-09
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hayabusa/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 23:29:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 12:20:57 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 2010-06-13