987: JAXA Hayabusa-2 starts an extended mission to the asteroids 2001 CC21; 1998 KY26. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com.

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 2:54 a.m.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication.2007. Asteroid Belt   http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules Parler & Twitter: @BatchelorShow JAXA Hayabusa-2 starts an extended mission to the asteroids 2001 CC21; 1998 KY26. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com. ...to the roughly 2,300-foot-wide (700 meters) asteroid (98943) 2001 CC21, which the probe will fly by at high speed in 2026, if all goes according to plan. A more in-depth rendezvous with yet another space rock, 1998 KY26, is scheduled to follow in 2031. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/hayabusa-2-begins-journey-to-two-asteroids/