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MASCOT’s asteroid landing - the preparations, the risks and the last-minute decisions

11 August 2018

Scientists and engineers have been waiting nearly four years for the Japanese Hayabusa2 spacecraft - which is carrying the Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) lander that was developed and constructed by DLR - to reach its destination: the asteroid Ryugu.






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