JAXA project manager explains Mercury probe

JAXA project manager explains Mercury probe

Project manager Hajime Hayakawa at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency talks about the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter at the Sagamihara Campus in Kanagawa Prefecture on March 15, 2015. JAXA plans to launch the MMO spacecraft in fiscal 2016 to study the magnetic field and magnetosphere of Mercury. MMO's arrival to Mercury is expected around January 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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