TOKYO, Oct 21 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Wednesday confirmed that a spacecraft launched the previous day on a world-first mission to collect samples from one of Mars' moons is operating normally, Kyodo News reported.
World : Japan's Martian Moon Mission Probe Operating Normally After Launch: JAXA
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- The probe was carried aboard H3 rocket No 10 for the Martian Moons Exploration mission and placed into its planned orbit on Tuesday.
- MMX, a Japan-led international mission to investigate the origins of the Martian moons, is scheduled to collect samples, including rocks and sand, from the Martian moon Phobos and return to Earth in July 2031.
- If successful, it would mark the world's first sample return from the Martian system.
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