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Old November 29th 05, 08:04 PM posted to sci.space.moderated
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Default seems Hayabusa DID land...

Lots of celebrations of the success of a second landing, but Hayabusa
still having troubles.

The AP report says"The Hayabusa probe appeared to have touched down
Saturday, just long enough to collect powder from the asteroid's
surface and lift off again to return to Earth.

But it soon began shaking due to a gas leak from a thruster, and that
continued through Tuesday, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or
JAXA, said on its Web site."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051129/ap_on_re_as/japan_asteroid