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Tomoya Mori

Tomoya Mori

Tomoya Mori is an undergraduate at Brown University pursuing interdisciplinary studies in space exploration and multimedia. He is a cofounder at Metaplaneta, a creative think tank that investigates a multidisciplinary approach to space.

Team HAKUTO’s two robotic members, Tetris and Moonraker, get a workout.

Japan’s Co-Op Lunar Mission

Team HAKUTO aims for the moon, and something even more ambitious—opening the space business to everyone.

Coming in 2018: Hayabusa 2 with its sampling horn extended.

Japanese “People’s Camera” Bound for an Asteroid

The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft includes an instrument funded through private donations.