The initial critical operations phase of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission was successfully completed, confirming the spacecraft is in good health.

IT'S ALIVE! 🛰️⚒️ The initial critical operations phase (which is done just after launch) is complete for the Martian Moons eXploration (#MMX) mission, including steps like unfolding the solar panels, ensuring attitude control on 3-axis is good, and releasing the catch on medium-gain antenna so it can look around 👀. In the next few months, each instrument will be checked in detail before we go into full Mars-cruise-mode. https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2026/10/20261021-1_e.html

#MMX Today, on October 21, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that the critical sequence during the initial operations of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft, which launched on October 20, was successfully completed and that the spacecraft is in good health. This marks the completion of the initial critical operations phase https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2026/10/20261021-1_e.html #Mars #space #science #news #JAXA #Phobos #Deimos