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NASA to outline its role in Japan’s Martian moons mission

NASA says a briefing will preview its contributions to JAXA’s MMX mission, scheduled to launch in October.

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  • NASA lists a gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer, a surface sampler mechanism, and Deep Space Network support among its contributions.
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The mission is intended to survey Phobos and return a sample to Earth, according to NASA.

What’s next

NASA says MMX is scheduled to reach Mars in August 2027, collect a Phobos sample no earlier than December 2028, and deliver it to Earth in 2031.

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NASA announced a media teleconference to preview its contributions to JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration mission. The agency said the mission is scheduled to launch from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center on Oct. 19 EDT, or Oct. 20 in Japan. NASA lists the MEGANE instrument, a surface sampler mechanism, and communications and navigation support from the Deep Space Network as its contributions. NASA says the spacecraft is expected to survey Phobos and Deimos and return a Phobos sample to Earth in 2031.

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NASA to outline its role in Japan’s Martian moons missionNASA

NASA says a briefing will preview its contributions to JAXA’s MMX mission, scheduled to launch in October.NASA

NASA lists a gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer, a surface sampler mechanism, and Deep Space Network support among its contributions.NASA

The mission is intended to survey Phobos and return a sample to Earth, according to NASA.NASA

NASA says MMX is scheduled to reach Mars in August 2027, collect a Phobos sample no earlier than December 2028, and deliver it to Earth in 2031.NASA

NASA announced a media teleconference to preview its contributions to JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration mission.NASA

The agency said the mission is scheduled to launch from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center on Oct. 19 EDT, or Oct. 20 in Japan.NASA

NASA lists the MEGANE instrument, a surface sampler mechanism, and communications and navigation support from the Deep Space Network as its contributions.NASA

NASA says the spacecraft is expected to survey Phobos and Deimos and return a Phobos sample to Earth in 2031.NASA

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