Hayabusa returns home as predicted by Aerospace Concepts
The Japanese Hayabusa spacecraft returned to Earth from Asteroid Itokawa late this evening providing a spectacular show over South Australia.
The landing of the Sample Return Capsule (SRC) at Woomera occurred as predicted by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and by Aerospace Concepts.
We were engaged in late 2009 by the Australian Space Licensing and Safety Office to provide independent verification of JAXA’s Hayabusa Return Safety Plan in support of an Australian Government decision to grant authorisation for the return under the Space Activities Act 1998.
Our analysis, conducted using the Range Safety Template Toolkit (RSTT) developed since 2004 for space and military applications, confirmed that the Hayabusa SRC would impact within the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA).
Aerospace Concepts Pty Ltd congratulates JAXA on the success of the Hayabusa mission.
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