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What a confusing title for an article! First of all, what is the "SB"? Let's start with this!
What a confusing title for an article! First of all, what is the "SB"? Let's start with this!
We have just held the first international meeting for the MMX* Remote Sensing Consortium. The meeting was held on the 9th and 10th of March, 2018 at Rikkyo University in Tokyo.
Recently, I have become intrigued by civil engineering. On one of my cycle routes through the mountains, there is a point where the road curves and a dam wall becomes visible. There are many different types of dams due to differences such as location, the construction period, the type of material (rock) and available transportation to the site. But in each case, the engineer has done their best to store the largest amount of water with the least amount of effort using the technology obtainable at the time. It is always a result I can appreciate!
There is a myth of a meteorite from Mars that struck a dog when it fell in Egypt in 1911....
It may initially seem premature to worry about the spacecraft’s path and orbit upon arrival at Mars. But the science and engineering goals for the mission are both precise and challenging, frequently requiring the spacecraft to be in a particular location or orientation with respect to Mars, the moons, the Earth or the Sun. As a result, we need to consider our route through Martian space early so that any structural or operational requirements will be reflected in the spacecraft design.
NASA has selected their scientific instrument for the Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) Mission. The US Space Agency called for proposals in March for the design of a gamma ray and neutron spectrometer (GRNS); a top priority instrument for the spacecraft due to its ability to identify the chemical elements that form the Martian moon rock.
The cherry blossoms are in full bloom all over the place 🌸. When we sent a photo of JAXA’s cherry blossoms to a friend at NASA, they sent photos back! Here are cherry blossoms taken at NASA and JAXA: can you tell which is JAXA?
©︎ A friend working for NASA
At 10:45am JST TODAY, the ESA/JAXA @BepiColombo is lifting off for Mercury! Stacked up tight are orbiters “MIO” @JAXA_MMO & “Bepi” @ESA_Bepi. Safe flying 🛰!
🎥 Live coverage:
JAXA: https://t.co/JPPMGYBOVo
ESA: https://t.co/2Fd27UjPCI
And mission Q&A: https://t.co/qv7rIyUVOE
Ready to roam? Plans for a rover designed by @DLR_en and @CNES to explore the moons of Mars in our MMX mission are featured on @SPACEdotcom! https://t.co/5B3nXzR60I
Our Project Manager, Yasuhiro Kawakatsu, discusses the MMX mission to the Martian moons on a podcast with @SpaceKate at the #IAC2018! https://t.co/24eSTmArI3
On October 3, JAXA announced a joint statement of cooperation with CNES (France) and DLR (Germany) to develop a small rover for MMX! This follows on from @mascot2018; the asteroid lander developed by DLR and CNES onboard @haya2e_jaxa (see picture!) https://t.co/fPkdcdl71e
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