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On This Day In Space: May 9, 2003: Japan launches Hayabusa mission to asteroid

Submit on Monday, May 9th, 2022 11:03

On May 9, 2003, Japan launched the first-ever asteroid sample return mission, Hayabusa. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.

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