Japan space agency considering replacement satellite after Hitomi failure
AUG 01, 2016
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029989
Nature : Following the catastrophic loss of the Hitomi satellite shortly after launch earlier this year, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is already considering a replacement mission. Hitomi 2, which would be designed to carry out Hitomi‘s original objectives of studying the structure and evolution of the universe, would require the rebuilding of one of Hitomi‘s key instruments, an x-ray spectrometer provided by NASA. Representatives from the two agencies are meeting 5 August to discuss the project.
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