Japan begins five-year mission to Mars moon Phobos
Japan has launched a spacecraft on one of the most ambitious sample missions ever attempted. The Martian Moons eXploration probe, known as MMX, lifted off aboard an H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Centre at 4:41 in the morning local time on Tuesday, October 20. About 71 minutes later, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or … Read more
