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Back issue · Saturday, August 22, 2026 · as it ran
Launches & Rockets
By Luisa Marconi · 2w
Japan launches MMX probe to Mars moons on October 20
The H3 rocket carrying the unmanned spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Tanegashima Space Center at 04:41 local time.
By Luisa Marconi · 2wJapan's space agency JAXA announced on Thursday that it will launch the unmanned Martian Moons eXploration probe on October 20 to collect and return samples from one of Mars' moons.
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