Satoshi Tanaka

“now is set to make a flyby of the asteroid Torifune on July 5”

“said in a presentation on Hayabusa2 during the 35th Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) on June 11”

“flyby at a distance of only about 1 kilometre”

“the ultimate goal of the Hayabusa2 extended mission is to visit the tiny asteroid 1998 KY26 in 2031”