Probe apparently failed to collect samples from asteroid Itokawa

Probe apparently failed to collect samples from asteroid Itokawa

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Kawaguchi, professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, briefs reporters on data sent from the Japanese space probe Hayabusa at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 7. (Kyodo)

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