An unmanned spacecraft set to become the first to bring material from an asteroid to earth is expected to touch down in South Australia's remote outback in one week.
The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, which has been in space for seven years, is expected to land in the Woomera Prohibited Area in far northern South Australia late next Sunday night, local time.
A spokesman for the Department of Defence said a 60km stretch of the Stuart Highway between Coober Pedy and Glendambo is expected to be closed for two hours from 10pm that night.
