This comic is a biography of this Orbiter. It is great.

The JAXA official webpage refers to it as "he" and "Hayabusa-kun," so it's probably male. Based on when the project started (1995-1996) it would be between 14-16 years old, or if based on when it was launched (May 2003), it would be 7 years old. Considering it can use Twitter, it seems like a considerably modern child.

There are several definitions, but with regard to satellite exploration, any distance beyond the Moon is often referred to as deep space.

There are several definitions, but with regard to satellite exploration, any distance beyond the Moon is often referred to as deep space.

This refers to the signatures collected from "Let's fly to meet your Star Prince" Campaign.

Signatures were actually collected from 877,490 people in 149 countries. Numerous celebrities signed, including manga creator Matsumoto Reiji and former professional baseball manager Nagashima Shigeo from Japan, as well as director Steven Spielberg and author Arthur Charles Clarke from overseas.

480,000 signatures were collected from America, more than from any other country.

A great distant that takes light thousands of seconds to reach. The destination there is an asteroid measuring only 500 meters.

It is also known as "1998 SF36."

A great distant that takes light thousands of seconds to reach. The destination there is an asteroid measuring only 500 meters.

It is also known as "1998 SF36."

A ball-shaped object dropped on an asteroid for use as a marker.

It performs the same function as a lighthouse. Hayabusa-san has 3 target markers, one of which is embedded with the signatures of 880,000 people.