This afternoon (19 February 2020), the MMX mission transitioned to become a JAXA Project: an official step in mission development authorised by the Japanese government. The mission was previously in the Pre-Project phase, where the focus was on research and analysis, such as simulating landings to improve spacecraft design. The focus will now move onto the development of mission hardware and software.
I am Keisuke Sugawara from JAXA’s Research and Development Department. My research usually focusses on artificial intelligence and support for Earth satellite projects but since last autumn, I have also begun to participate in the MMX project.
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....
La Lune c’est bien mais une lune de mars c’est mieux!! We are over the moon...targeting Martian moon!!🤞 @CNES @DLR_en @mmx_jaxa_jp https://t.co/cempkc2cW8
How did the Martian moons form? JAXA’s @mmx_jaxa_en mission presents a video on one of the top science questions the team is hoping to answer when they reach the two moons of Mars.
https://t.co/DXEWX9uM7J
News from our MMX mission has been covered by @verge, as we move into the development phase of our journey to the Martian moons! https://t.co/BcX3JT8lWH
