This is a citation of an outside article. Gravyday is not responsible for its content. Original URL below. The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is about to deliver asteroid rocks to Earth Hayabusa 2 is about to attempt an audacious feat. The Japanese spacecraft, which launched towards the asteroid Ryugu in 2014, is on its way back to Earth carrying two samples of rocks and dust from the asteroid’s surface. To get these samples back to Earth, Hayabusa 2 will skim past the planet and drop its sample capsule from space on a trajectory that should land it in Australia early on 6 December local time. The sample capsule has no thrusters, so accuracy is key here.(more)
