The 2nd MMX Meeting
It was time for our second MMX Meeting! The team gathered from all over the world to discuss mission updates as we push towards launch.
Associate Professor Otsuki Masatsugu receives the 2025 MEXT Commendation for Science and Technology
MMX Project Member Otsuki Masatsugu has received the 2025 MEXT Commendation for Science and Technology for the "Hourglass mission" which explores how planetary regolith-like material behaves in environments with weak gravity.
Development of the MIRS instrument for MMX is complete
The MMX InfraRed Spectrometer (MIRS) that was developed by CNES was officially delivered to JAXA last year! MIRS will be sensitive to hydrous material and organics on the Martian moons.
The development of the P-SMP flight model for MMX is now complete
The flight model for the Pneumatic Sampler Mechanism (P-SMP) is now ready! P-SMP will collect surface material from Phobos, complementing the sample from the C-SMP corer.
Our first “MMX Conference”
The first MMX Conference was held at JAXA ISAS in November. But how did it differ from the meetings we've held in the past?
The “Martian Moons eXploration Project, MMX” organised session at the 68th Space Science and Technology Conference
Commonly known as “Ukaren”, the 68th Space Science and Technology Conference was held in November 2024, and included a two day session dedicated to news from the MMX mission!
The 2024 Sagamihara Special Open Campus Day
In November, the JAXA Sagamihara Special Open Campus Day was held, with the MMX exhibit including a 1/2 size model of the spacecraft.
The MMX sampling instrument (C-SMP and SSTM) for collecting material from Phobos joined the comprehensive spacecraft system tests
The C-SMP and SSTM MMX sampling equipment that will collect material from Phobos are now being integrated onto the spacecraft!
Build your own MMX! (With a 3D printer)
The MMX Project has published files that you can use to print your own 1:48 scale MMX spacecraft with a 3D printer!
The flight model for the MSA (Mass Spectrum Analyzer) has been completed.
Development for the Mass Spectrum Analyzer (MSA) that will measure the ions originating from Mars and Phobos is now complete, and ready for assembly onto the MMX spacecraft.