Hayabusa 1 overcame massive hurdles and then sacrificed itself to deliver it's sample 10 years ago. It was very small - less than one gram - but first. Still n

Hayabusa 1 overcame massive hurdles and then sacrificed itself to deliver it's sample 10 years ago. It was very small - less than one gram - but first. Still nice to see such a big sample mass increase as well as managing to get it without harming the main probe, which can continue to do more science. :)