Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos
The climax for MMX will come in 2029, when the spacecraft will attempt up to two landings on Phobos.
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The climax for MMX will come in 2029, when the spacecraft will attempt up to two landings on Phobos.
"This is great news for us. We're staffing up. We're accelerating."
"Fundamentally, we want to learn about the origins of this planet and how it came to be like it is."
NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.
"Some missions are using more than what their paperwork would say."
“I think the team has really experienced the loss of a loved one with the end of the mission.”
"How in the hell do I get more science into space? That is my goal."
Testing shows rotor blades won't disintegrate when they spin at supersonic speed.