We’re going to the Martian moons! – Cosmos
Apr 11, 2017 · ISAS@JAXA is excited to announce a new mission to Mars to explore the red planet’s two moons and bring back a sample of moon material to Earth. The M artian M oons e …
NASA, JAXA Reaffirm Cooperation in Space Exploration
Sep 21, 2017 · NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will work together on three groundbreaking science missions to explore the moons of Mars, further study the …
ESA - MMX factsheet - European Space Agency
Mission: To explore Mars’s moons Phobos and Deimos, and bring back a sample from Phobos Planned launch: 2026 Partnership: MMX is led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency …
MMX - Martian Moons eXploration - JAXA
The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is a project to explore the two moons of Mars, with a planned launch in the mid-2020s. Approximately one year after leaving Earth, the spacecraft …
NASA Selects 10 Scientists for International Mission to Martian …
Apr 18, 2023 · JAXA’s MMX mission, planned to launch in 2024, will visit the two Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, land on the surface of Phobos, and collect a surface sample. Plans are …
JAXA Confident On Delayed MMX Martian Moon Mission
Apr 10, 2024 · COLORADO SPRINGS—The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) says the successful second flight of its H3 medium-lift rocket in February has boosted confidence in …
Japan may delay Mars moon sampling mission MMX due to …
Dec 9, 2023 · Japan’s ambitious mission to explore the two mini moons of Mars could be facing a lengthy delay as JAXA's new H3 rocket, which will launch MMX, failed on its debut flight in …
Mission to Martian Moons: NASA Handpicks 10 Scientists for JAXA…
Apr 25, 2023 · NASA has selected 10 researchers to join JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, launching in 2024. The mission aims to study and collect samples from …
Mars’ moons mission adds 10 NASA-picked scientists - EarthSky
Apr 26, 2023 · If they’ve survived, the 50 spacecraft that’ve gone to Mars have focused mostly on Mars itself. But that’ll soon change, with a mission from the Japan Aerospace Exploration …
Japan Is Sending a Lander to a Martian Moon, And It'll Be Back …
Feb 21, 2020 · Now, JAXA announced this week that the Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) mission has been greenlighted to move forward, with the goal of launching an orbiter, lander …