Planetoid Probe Yields Insight For Planetary Defense
Science/Astronomy:
* Asteroid Probe Yields Insight For Planetary Defense
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/051214_after_hayabusa.html
Following roughly two months of notable operations at asteroid Itokawa, Japan's
Hayabusa probe is damaged goods. Hindered by thruster and gyroscope breakdowns,
the spacecraft is under makeshift attitude control with engineers hoping to
finesse the craft onto a homeward-bound trajectory back to Earth.