Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 1, 2013 #1 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Hayabusa2 revealed before the first integration test December 27, 2012 Updated[cap=http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/7791/topics20121227.jpg][/cap]Hayabusa2 revealed before the first integration test On Dec. 26, the Hayabusa2 was revealed at the Sagamihara Campus. As its design was completed this spring, the Hayabusa2 will soon undergo the first integration test to confirm the interfaces among onboard devices as well as between the devices and the explorer’s bus after assembling them onto the bus. Also, the flight models of the Hayabusa2’s main body and solar array paddles have already been manufactured, thus those models will be verified through a vibration test. In addition, the exposed environment for the onboard devices will also be measured. JAXA is developing the Hayabusa2 to be ready for its launch in 2014. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27vet Posted January 2, 2013 #2 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Hope it is successful, following Akatsuki's mishap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewild Posted January 2, 2013 #3 Share Posted January 2, 2013 That is awesome. If anyone can do it, it's the Japanese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 2, 2013 Author #4 Share Posted January 2, 2013 If anyone can do it, it's the Japanese. Actually they don't have a very good record with planetary exploration. Their missions to Mars (Nozomi)and Venus (Akatsuki) have failed and the first Hayabusa probe suffered problems with its ion engines and it's sample collection device. It only managed to return a few grains of asteroid material to the Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starseed hybrid 1111 Posted January 4, 2013 #5 Share Posted January 4, 2013 i have a question why does it take so long to launch a space exploration mission if our technology is so advanced?other than that i hope its successful and it does beyond well.it would be great to know how the universe did actualy start though.we should send people to mars and the moon already too its been too long i wonder why??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 4, 2013 Author #6 Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) i have a question why does it take so long to launch a space exploration mission if our technology is so advanced? Why does having advanced technology mean that everything can be made quickly? Advanced technology is, by it's very nature, complex. It is simple technology that can be designed and built quickly. How long do you think it takes to design, test and make a new type of car or aircraft? The answer is years. Why should it be an different for spacecraft? Each space probe has a unique mission. Each will have unique scientific instruments, You can't simply buy those instruments in the local supermarket. Edited January 4, 2013 by Waspie_Dwarf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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