Thursday, July 29, 2010

Hayabusa Spacecraft To Go On Public View This Weekend

TOKYO (Nikkei)--The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) showed the capsule of its Hayabusa unmanned spacecraft to the press Thursday at Sagamihara City Museum in Kanagawa Prefecture.

The capsule is slated to go on public display Friday and Saturday.

This is the space probe's first public appearance since returning to Earth after a seven-year mission June 13.

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