Sunny-Side Up
Hayabusa failed to land properly. She bounced high.
Hayabusa?
What's wrong Hayabusa!?
On the surface of Itokawa, she quietly lay down.
The daytime side of Itokawa was as hot as 100 degrees Celsius.
The radiation heat slowly ate into Hayabusa.
At 6:58 A.M., from the abnormal data coming from Hayabusa, Sagami decided to execute an emergency takeoff command.
Tcht...!
Bang!
Activate Delta V!
An emergency takeoff in unknown circumstances had a 50/50 chance.
16 minutes later, the command was delivered and she escaped from Itokawa!
She was scorched by Itokawa's heat for approximately 30 minutes.
Fwssh!
Yet somehow, Hayabusa was able to escape the crisis.
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