After the Japanese space probe “Hayabusa” returned, collected samples were confirmed to be taken from Itokawa.  This fact gives us a positive impression and hope.  Some faculty members in Tohoku University have been involves with “Hayabusa” project, and the University held an exhibition of the life-size model of “Hayabusa” in the beginning of October this year with a large number of visitors.  The new exhibition follows the previous one.

 Nation-wide researches and engineers have participated in researches and technical development on space, as well as “Hayabusa,” in Japan.  Contributions from universities and businesses in the Tohoku region were significant.  The exhibition includes panels showing some research results and technical development used for the sprite-satellite “Rising,” the lunar orbiter “Kaguya,” the space probe “Hayabusa” and the Venus orbiter "Akatsuki," the one-tenth-scale model of “Hayabusa,” a high-sensitive and wide-filed camera mounted on “Rising” and bearing, motor and roll ring module (BMRRM).  The event will give local residents, especially high-school students, an opportunity to know that state-of-the-art researches related to space have been conducted in their home town.  The details are shown below.

Descriptions:

Exhibition “Space Planet Science supported by Tohoku”

The first venue: Exhibition gallery in Kawauchi Hagi Hall, Tohoku University
Date: December 2, 2010 though January 28, 2011
Time: 9:30 – 17:00 (Open at 12:00 on December 2, 2010, and closed at 15:00 on January 28, 2011)
Closed: Tuesday December 7, Tuesday December 14, Monday December 20, from Monday December 27 through Thursday January 6, Tuesday January 11, Saturday January 15, Sunday January 16, Tuesday January 18 and Tuesday January 25
 

The second venue: Exhibition space on the 1st floor of Extension Education Research Building 1, Tohoku University
Date: December 2, 2010 through late March, 2011
Time: Week days, 9:00 – 17:00
Closed: Every Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and from December 28, 2010 through January 4, 2011

Hosted by:  The Tohoku University Museum
Cooperated by: Graduate School of Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Center for Integrated Nano Technology Support, Tohoku University, University of Aizu, JAXA, JAXA Kakuda Space Center, Watec Co., Ltd, System Keisoku Co., Ltd, Star seiki Co., Ltd, and NEC Tohoku

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