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JAXA = The Aerospace Research and Development Organization held the last press conference before the return of the Japanese spacecraft capsule “Hayabusa 2”. The person in charge of the project said: “This kind of return is unlikely in human history. I want you to think about the new world that will open up with this.”
“Hayabusa 2” plans to separate the capsule that appears to contain the sand from the asteroid “Ryugu” on the afternoon of the 5th and return it to earth before dawn on the 6th.
The Hayabusa 2 team held the last press conference before the capsule’s return at the JAXA Institute of Space Sciences in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa prefecture, in connection with Australia, which is preparing for recovery.
Among them, Yuichi Tsuda, JAXA project manager, said: “I am grateful for the support of so many people, after clarifying that the spacecraft is being operated with care and everything is going well.” In the end there are several operations, so I want to make sure I do it one by one. The team atmosphere is very good and I hope the weather of the day improves, ”he said.
After that, he told the general public, “This kind of return is unlikely in human history. I want you to think about the new world opened by ‘Hayabusa 2’.”
The Australian team also explained that the rehearsal for the recovery was over and that the weather seemed to be good so far and that the preparations were going well.
If the return and recovery of the capsule are successful, the sand from the asteroid is expected to return following the first machine, and it is drawing global attention to whether the Japanese project that has been ahead of the world will be successful to the end. I am.
Dec. 6 prime time related to return
According to that, they are all in Japan time.
▽ The time the capsule enters the atmosphere at an altitude of 120 km is 2:28:27 am on the 6th.
▽ The time the capsule turns into a fireball is approximately 30 seconds from 2:28:49 am to 2:29:25 am. Meanwhile, the altitude drops from 80 km to 40 km.
▽ The parachute opens between 11 km and 7 km, and the time is expected to be from 2:31 am to 2:33 am.
▽ The capsule will land from 2:47 am to 2:57 am
