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Explore articles, games, and videos about the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, with new content added regularly.
"Become a JAXA engineer!" Design the MMX spacecraft and accomplish your mission to explore the moons of Mars. Developed in collaboration with the JAXA Space Education Center and MMX Project members, the game is free to play and no registration is required. The game play is also suitable for a digital learning tool for elementary school students engaged in independent study. It is available in Japanese and English.
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As part of the MMX Support Campaign, messages were collected to be carried on the spacecraft. Even past the deadline, you can read some of the messages that we received for MMX from researchers, artists, astronauts, and all of you!
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The MMX Project has shared the data files suitable for 3D printing a 1:48 scale model of the MMX spacecraft. Each part fits within a 100mm x 100mm x 100mm print area, suitable for creating the model using a home 3D printer.
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Interview with Mitsubishi Electric, the Prime Contractor for the MMX spacecraft. MMX Project Manager Kawakatsu Yasuhiro also shares the story behind the mission.
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Trailer for the full-dome movie, "MMX: Martian Moons eXploration", which is being screened at planetariums and other venues. It was produced and copyrighted by the MMX Projection Committee, with cooperation from the JAXA Martian Moons eXploration Project Team.
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What are the many challenges in advancing the MMX mission, and the technologies to overcome them? An interview with Yoshikawa Kento of JAXA, and Ueno Tatsuo and Yamaguchi Tomohiro of Mitsubishi Electric.
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A booklet that offers an easy-to-understand explanation of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, published by the MMX Project team in May 2026. This may be freely used as an education resource.
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For the 100th issue of the JAXA official magazine, "JAXA's", MMX Project Manager Kawakatsu Yasuhiro shares an overview of the mission and looks towards the future in this opening feature, titled "To a More Distant Universe. JAXA's Space Exploration Pioneer is MMX".
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"ISAS Reads" presents the article series "The world's first Martian moon sample return mission: MMX aims for Phobos!", originally published in 15 instalments of the "ISAS News" online magazine. The series covered the latest news and challenges from the mission as we headed towards launch, written by the project members and researchers themselves.
Learn moreYū-sei-jin is the official journal of the Japanese Society for Planetary Sciences, featuring the latest research in planetary science, space exploration missions, and research activities. The series "Fly me to another moon world: the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission" provides an accessible explanation of the science behind the MMX mission, the spacecraft, and the scientific instruments.
