Tech | June 13, 2010 | 3 comments

Hayabusa Probe Disintegrates Over Australia

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NASA captured the re-entry of Japan's troubled but still successful Hayabusa probe early this morning over Australia. The payload reportedly ejected without incident and parachuted to earth. What you see here is everything else going to hell (by design).

According to the BBC, the probe's coveted near-Earth asteroid 25143 Itokawa dust cargo is OK.

That's important, because it will mark the first time that we earthlings will have such a sample to analyze.


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