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In December 2014, Hayabusa2 started its journey to 162173 Ryugu, a C-type asteroid likely to be primordial, thereby making this a voyage in both space and time.
Dr. Ayako Matsuoka has been involved in scientific studies and instrument development for space missions of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Professor Chris Russell has provided instruments for missions flown by both NASA and ESA and has studied the planetary and terrestrial measurements returned by the American, European, Russian and Canadian space programs beginning in 1964.