It was time for our second MMX Meeting! The team gathered from all over the world to discuss mission updates as we push towards launch.
MMX Project Member Otsuki Masatsugu has received the 2025 MEXT Commendation for Science and Technology for the "Hourglass mission" which explores how planetary regolith-like material behaves in environments with weak gravity.
The MMX InfraRed Spectrometer (MIRS) that was developed by CNES was officially delivered to JAXA last year! MIRS will be sensitive to hydrous material and organics on the Martian moons.
The flight model for the Pneumatic Sampler Mechanism (P-SMP) is now ready! P-SMP will collect surface material from Phobos, complementing the sample from the C-SMP corer.
The first MMX Conference was held at JAXA ISAS in November. But how did it differ from the meetings we've held in the past?
Commonly known as "Ukaren", the 68th Space Science and Technology Conference was held in November 2024, and included a two day session dedicated to news from the MMX mission!
Welcome to the Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) Mission blog! Here we will share news and activities from our project team as we investigate what we need to explore the Martian moons and return a sample to Earth. Our plans and the mission details may change in the future as we gather more information, and you can follow this progress here and on X.
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