We're supposed to believe our nations spent BILLIONS of dollars on a glorified gravel collection mission? What is really going on in the asteroid belt? WHAT ARE THEY HIDING FROM US? [ https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/japan-has-attempted-to-land-two-tiny-rovers-on-a-distant-asteroid/ … ]
Billions isn't huge money in the context of government spending, it would be nice to believe there is still interest just in research that they'll spend that money