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Overview of JAXA by SURENDARKUMAR V is a document available to read on EtoBox.
JAXA is the space agency of Japan, formed in 2003 by the merger of three existing space organizations. It operates rocket launchers to carry satellites and space probes into orbit, and has conducted missions to asteroids, the Moon, Venus, and Mercury. Current projects include the asteroid explorer Hayabusa2, scheduled to return asteroid samples in 2020, and the Martian Moon Exploration mission to study Phobos starting in 2024.
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- SURENDARKUMAR V
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- EN