Hayabusa
Asteroid sample mission
Hayabusa is Japanese for peregrine falcon.
The word appears in English primarily as a brand name—most notably Suzuki's high-performance motorcycle, one of the fastest production bikes ever made.
Japanese spacecraft missions to asteroids also carry the name.
The falcon association suggests speed and precision.
He rides a Hayabusa.
Japanese motor vehicle corporation
- superbikeHigh-powered racing motorcycle
- speedRate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
sportbike · horsepower · turbo · drag-racing · fairing · inline-four · throttle · wheelie
Sun-orbiting rocky mass
- probeThorough examination or tool
- reentryComing back in
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- deep-spaceRegions beyond nearby planets
rendezvous · touchdown · regolith · microgravity · exploration · orbiter · telemetry · navigation
Roaming, or a falcon
- raptorHunting bird with talons
- stoopSmall entry porch
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- huntingPursuing wild game
predator · speed · talons · beak · feathers · wingspan · prey · falconry
Suzuki
Japanese motor vehicle corporation
- superbikeHigh-powered racing motorcycle
- speedRate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
aerodynamic · sportbike · horsepower · turbo · drag-racing · fairing · inline-four · throttle · wheelie · highway
asteroid
Sun-orbiting rocky mass
deep-space · rendezvous · touchdown · regolith · microgravity · exploration · orbiter · telemetry · navigation
peregrine
Roaming, or a falcon
hunting · predator · speed · talons · beak · feathers · wingspan · prey · falconry · swoop
Shinkansen
Japan's rapid rail system
- high-speedMoving very quickly
- railwayTrack system for trains
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
Hokkaido · express · commuter · platform · schedule · punctual · aerodynamic · electric · passenger · Tokyo
Hayabusamanned mission
Voyage carrying human crew
Apollo · Space Shuttle · Soyuz · human spaceflight · Gemini