Japan Meteor/Meteorite News 14JUN2010

Hayabusa asteroid-sample capsule recovered in Outback

By Jonathan Amos
Science correspondent, BBC News
The Japanese space capsule which landed in the Australian Outback on Sunday night (local time) has been recovered. The Hayabusa pod was picked up by a helicopter team and transferred to a control centre on the Woomera Prohibited Area. The canister, which is believed to hold the first samples ever grabbed from the surface of an asteroid, will now be shipped to Tokyo. ... [more]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10307048.stm

Raw Video: Probe Returns After Going to Asteroid

Posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress — [259 views] 2010年06月14日
— A Japanese capsule returned to Earth overnight after a seven-year, 4 billion-mile journey, burning apart on re-entry in a spectacular fireball. This is the first time a spacecraft successfully landed on an asteroid and returned to Earth. (June 14) ...

Asteroid mission returns to Earth (13/6/2010)

Posted on YouTube by UFOReportLive — [77 views] 2010年06月14日
— A capsule thought to contain the first samples grabbed from the surface of an asteroid has returned to Earth. The Japanese Hayabusa container hit the top of the atmosphere just after 1350 GMT, producing a bright fireball over southern Australia. It had a shield to cope with the heat of re-entry and a parachute for the final drop to the ground.
A recovery team later reported they had identified the landing zone in the Woomera Prohibited Range. BBC Science Correspondent Jonathan Amos describes the capsule's dramatic re-entry. Japanese space probe returns to Earth (14/6/2010)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQAbFv...