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NASA Team Captures Hayabusa Spacecraft Reentry
A group of astronomers from NASA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and other organizations had a front row seat to observe the Hayabusa spacecraft〓??s fiery plunge into Earth〓??s atmosphere. The team flew aboard NASA〓??s DC-8 airborne laboratory, packed with cameras and other imaging instruments, to capture the high-speed re-entry over an unpopulated area of central Australia.
