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i didnt even know there was a hayabusa 2 in action :D : D ... so they're still doing it , gud

at the apex of military its no longer air domination, right, he who controls the extra-atmosphere will definitely rule over anyone who can just launch fighter jets lol

This is more about developing technology to extract and bring home resources from asteroids, than military applications - but it is "of course" loot-funded

i know ... the original hayabusa was a milestone but its virtually impossible for the military not to get involved in stuff like that. It's usually how it gets funded actually , if it has potential military application, suddenly the powers that be would be more than willing to fork over the nine digits

and a precision piece of hi-tek like the hayabusa series, able to land on comets ... well ...