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  • MUSES-C - MUSES-C is an asteroid sample return mission that will be launched in early 2002. The target asteroid will be Nereus or 1989ML. MUSES-C is one of the Engineering Test Missions at ISAS. The primary goal of the MUSES-C mission is to prove the technology that is needed to gather samples from a small body bring them back to the Earth. [ISAS]

  • Muses-C - ISAS (Japan) Sample Return Mission to Asteroid 4660 Nereus - The primary scientific objective of the Muses-C mission is to collect a surface sample of material from an asteroid and return the sample to Earth for analysis. NASA GSFC's National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC)


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