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Hayabusa getting more troubles

Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa has developed trouble with its thruster system. The agency is trying to fix the problem by a December deadline to begin the craft’s 180-million-mile journey home. The Kyodo News agency said failure to remedy the glitch may make the probe’s return impossible.

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.

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