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Hayabusa (2011)
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Cast: Yuko Takeuchi, Toshiyuki Nishida, Masahiro Takashima, Katsuhisa Namase
Runtime140 min
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May 9, 2003 - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launches its unmanned spacecraft Hayabusa into orbit. Its mission is to collect samples from a near Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa. Hayabusa is scheduled to make contact with the asteroid in November 2005. As the spacecraft approaches its rendezvous date with the asteroid problems arise for the JAXA staff back on Earth.
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Fans of hard sci-fi and Japanese space exploration will be captivated by the true story of the Hayabusa mission as directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi in this 2011 drama. The film follows the JAXA staff's nerve-wracking efforts to guide the troubled spacecraft to a successful asteroid rendezvous, delivering thrilling tension and an inspiring look at the challenges of interplanetary travel.
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Hayabusa was a robotic spacecraft developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to return a sample of material from a small near-Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa to Earth for further analysis. Hayabusa, formerly known as MUSES-C for Mu Space Engineering Spacecraft C, was launched on 9 May 2003 and rendezvoused with Itokawa in mid-September 2005. After arriving at Itokawa, Hayabusa studied the asteroid's shape, spin, topography, color, composition, density, and history. In November 2005, it landed on the asteroid and collected samples in the form of tiny grains of asteroidal material, which were returned to Earth aboard the spacecraft on 13 June 2010.
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