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When was the first sample returned from an asteroid?
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Quick Answer
Japan’s Hayabusa returned the first asteroid samples to Earth in 2010.
The Full Story
Hayabusa, launched by JAXA, brought back tiny samples from the asteroid Itokawa in 2010. It was the first mission to return material from an asteroid to Earth. The spacecraft faced many technical problems, but the sample capsule made it home safely. Those grains gave scientists direct evidence about the makeup of a small near-Earth asteroid.
Key Facts
1.Samples returned in 2010
2.First asteroid sample return
3.Target asteroid was Itokawa
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