JAXA delays space probe's return for 3 yrs due to trouble

JAXA delays space probe's return for 3 yrs due to trouble

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Kawaguchi (R), a professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, tells reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 14 that the return of Japan's space probe Hayabusa from the asteroid Itokawa to Earth will be pushed back three years to June 2010 due to thruster system problems. (Kyodo)

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