Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources - Asteroid Public Lecture 24th June 2022
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Horace Lamb - lecture theatre, followed by networking drinks in Ingkarni Wardli Atrium
- Cost: Free
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A rare opportunity to listen & meet Professor Hideaki Miyamoto, Planetary Geologist with the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Tokyo discuss small body missions - brought to you The Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources
About this event
Learn about recent and near-future Japanese missions to small bodies and satellites with our special guest from Department of Systems Innovations, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Tokyo, Professor Hideaki Miyamoto.
Professor Miyamoto will discuss the outlines of these missions, especially from the viewpoint of space resources.
"We have recently explored Itokawa and Ryugu, which are <1km-sized near-earth asteroids, and successfully returned samples from them. The surfaces are covered by unconsolidated granular materials, which are somehow similar to but different from the Moon. We are preparing for a few new missions, including the Phobos sample-return mission (MMX mission) and lunar resource exploration missions (LUPEX and Tsukimi missions)."
Hideaki Miyamoto is the Head of the Department of Systems Innovation and Professor at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Tokyo, Japan. He was an Adjunct Professor at the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) from 2017 to 2019. He is involved in many space missions, such as asteroid missions (Hayabusa, Hayabusa-2, and HERA), lunar missions (Kaguya, LUPEX), and Mars missions (MMX). He has published > 110 peer-reviewed publications, mostly in planetary science
Join us after in the Ingkarni Wardli foyer for drinks, nibbles and networking from 4-5pm.