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Mission controllers celebrate Hayabusa 2's touchdown on Ryugu

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 bags its first sample from the asteroid Ryugu

22 February 2019

A Japanese spacecraft has touched down on an asteroid and collected the first of three samples, raising hopes for the space mining industry

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