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Japan’s H3 rocket successfully launches MMX Mars mission spacecraft

The mission will explore the Martian system and aims to return to Earth in 2031.

Japan’s H3 rocket completed its tenth successful launch, placing the MMX spacecraft on its designated orbit.

Source: Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Japan’s H3 rocket on its launch pad and lifting off.
Japan’s H3 rocket lifts off with the MMX spacecraft bound for the Martian system. Illustrative photo. Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

Japan’s H3 rocket completed its tenth launch successfully, placing the Mars Moons eXploration spacecraft (MMX) on its designated orbit.

In a statement dated October 20, Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Yoshihiro Seki said the rocket had achieved three consecutive successful launches since its sixth flight in June.

MMX has set out to carry out the world’s first sample-return mission from the Martian system. After exploring the area around Mars, it aims to return to Earth in 2031.

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Seki said he hoped the mission’s results would advance Japan’s space science and exploration technologies and inspire children and young people to take a greater interest in science.

The ministry said it would continue working with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and other relevant organisations to advance the development and use of space.

Translated from Japanese using artificial intelligence. Source: Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

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