From here on, you are...
Saying such things is embarrassing.
Hayabusa.
your challenge of the asteroid, is likened to the "Falcon" sharply seizing it's trophy.
Also,
This name of "Falcon" was made by Itokawa-sensei to pay respects. The word Falcon here is pronounced in Japanese as Hayabusa, hence the naming
Hayabusa.
This name is . . .
Yes.
A name?
We've also added on a new name for you.
That sounds kind of...
The International designator given to you is 2003-019A.
Okay, I've also confirmed you're on the right orbit.
I've succeeded in collecting solar energy.
My neck hurts a little by I'm calm now.
How is everything?
* Sagami-san's hair ornament<p>It may look like a head of the giraffe, but it's the shape of Sagamihara City.</p>
* Collecting solar energy<p>Refers to the controlling the attitude of the solar paddles on Hayabusa-san's back so they're at right angles to the sun rays in order to collect energy.</p><p>This is extremely important because she runs on electricity.</p>
* <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Designator">International designator</a><p>Globally recognized identification number issued by NASA.</p><p>As she was the 19th satellite launched in 2003, she was designated "2003-019A". The naming system is extremely easy to understand.</p>
* A new name for you<p>In Japan's case, satellites are known by English names from their planning stages until launch. Once the launch has been successfully completed, it is customary to give the satellites new Japanese nicknames. There are exceptions to this rule, however, as was the case with the Advanced Land Observation Satellite (ALOS), which came to be known as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Land_Observation_Satellite">Daichi</a>" just before launch.</p><p>As for the origin of the "Hayabusa" naming, this comes from books and other related materials and is not official nomenclature from JAXA.
Its source can be traced back to a lecture given by JAXA Associate Executive Director <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/的川泰宣">Matogawa Yasunori</a>, where he referenced it as such.
1) Approach an asteroid and collect samples with movement similar to a falcon.
2) Dr. Itokawa designed the "Nakajima Ki-43 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_Ki-43">Hayabusa"</a> fighter plane during WWII.
3) ISAS (the organization preceding JAXA) employees used the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayabusa_(train)">"Hayabusa" Limited Express Sleeper Train</a> when traveling from Tokyo to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchinoura_Space_Center">Kagoshima Space Center</a>.
* Dr.Itokawa<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Itokawa">Itokawa Hideo</a>, a person called the father of the Japanese rocket development.</p><p>Dr.Itokawa's personal vitality really made great contributions to Japanese rocket development and advance.</p><p>So to speak, the M-V rocket is a direct descendant of his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil_Rocket">Pencil Rocket</a>.
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