Some time this weekend the Japanese Spacecraft "Falcon" returns to earth. The craft was launched in 2003 on a mission to intercept a near earth asteroid. It met with the asteroid in 2005 and spent a few months on the surface. Japanese officials hope the craft returns with a cubic millimeter of asteroid dust. The craft was designed to hold up to 10 milligrams of material.
The 7 year round trip journey has been fraught with many misshapes. Some of which have left questions as to weather the probe was able to gather any samples at all.
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Producer Mike
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