What’s up in solar system exploration: April 2016 edition
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Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor at the Planetary Society (one of our founding partners) published her April 2016 edition of “What’s up in solar system exploration”. Read the full article, here.
Here is a quick summary of “What’s up” with Near-Earth Asteroids in April 2016:
On March 22, Hayabusa2 began continuous operation of its ion engines to adjust its orbit to match that of asteroid Ryugu. So I’ve shifted Hayabusa2’s position in this monthly post from “near Earth” to “near-Earth asteroids!” This period of ion engine operation is planned to last about 800 hours, completing in mid-May. Haybusa2 will have three periods of continuous ion thrusting between now and its June or July 2018 arrival at Ryugu. A little more information is available on the JAXA “fanfun” site.
