JAXA says Hayabusa2's ion engines functioning normally

JAXA says Hayabusa2's ion engines functioning normally

Hitoshi Kuninaka, project manager of the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2015. Kuninaka said the four ion engines installed on the Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 are functioning normally. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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