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ScienceApr 24, 2026Launch location: Japan launch sites

Japan's audacious sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos has made it to the launch pad #…

Japan's audacious sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos has made it to the launch pad #…
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The complex MMX mission aims to shed light on the origins of Mars' two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, bringing Phobos material back to Earth in 2031.

One sea voyage later, and the #MMX spacecraft arrived at the Tanegashima Space Center on March 31!

The MMX mission is scheduled to launch in November or December of this year. Japan's audacious sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos has made it to the launch pad #….

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