Reviews
What an incredible project: collecting samples from an asteroid! I read on with my heart pounding. The author explains scientific terms clearly, so I could follow along without difficulty and felt I was traveling with Hayabusa. The situations are described so well that I almost felt I was taking part myself. I’m excited that we may gradually uncover more scientific knowledge and the secrets of the universe. Humanity is taking one step at a time into space!
Hayabusa: The Secret Behind Japan’s Strength in Space, by Yuichi Tsuda. A graduate of the University of Tokyo’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and its doctoral program, Tsuda led the Hayabusa2 team at Japan’s JAXA and served as the youngest project manager for a space-exploration mission. This research report records how Hayabusa2 landed on the asteroid Ryugu, collected samples, and returned to Earth. It makes me appreciate the importance of dynamics all over again. People say it is
I’m curious about places I can’t see or experience for myself, and space is one of them. I don’t know much about it, but I always find myself watching closely when a spacecraft launches, and when space appears in a movie, I feel wonder and regret that I cannot see it with my own eyes. Hayabusa HAYABUSA is a book that helps fill that gap with detailed explanations. Translator’s notes explain difficult words, and photos and charts show how many stages of research and experimentation a long space
I won an event held by East Asia Publishing and got to read this wonderful book early. Hayabusa is Japan’s asteroid-exploration probe; there were two spacecraft, Hayabusa 1 and Hayabusa2. Because asteroids have weak gravity, landing on one is among the most difficult space missions. The Hayabusa project collected samples and brought them back to Earth. The first spacecraft also has a moving story that will go down in space-development history: despite failures in nearly every component,
Hayabusa is a book that sparks interest in scientific exploration and again reminds us of the value of challenge and perseverance. I recommend it not only to people interested in space exploration but also to anyone dreaming of a new challenge. Through this book, readers can vividly experience Hayabusa2’s remarkable achievements and the human stories behind them. Personally, I think the highlights are the successful asteroid landing and sample-return sections. I recommend it to everyone who
Space and science may sound like difficult subjects, but once I opened the book and started reading, it felt less difficult than like watching a movie that was tense and joyful at the same time. Anyone interested in space should read it. Even if you are not interested in space, it reads like a novel and is so absorbing that I finished the whole thing in one sitting. The cover and interior design are beautiful, and the book is easy to read.
Even dust from an asteroid, once studied on Earth, can provide a great deal of information and contribute to making our lives more comfortable. Hayabusa is a small spacecraft that helped do that! Hayabusa is still active in space! I read this book with gratitude.
The Hayabusa asteroid-exploration mission is told clearly from the perspective of the people who developed it. The technical details are well explained, and reading it feels like watching a movie.
“Humanity’s hand reaches a new, tiny world.” The last Hayabusa news I heard was that the samples contained a wide variety of amino acids. Amino acids...! For a moment, the universe felt full of many forms of life. Who are we? Where did we come from? Are we alone? These questions keep returning, carrying a fundamental loneliness. Perhaps amino acids from beyond Earth, exposed to Earth’s atmosphere and sunlight, helped create life on our planet; if so, it seems possible that similar processes
This book gave me the chance to learn in depth about the development of Japan’s distinctive aerospace science and technology and the Hayabusa asteroid probe. I have long been interested in space science and technology, and I was moved to learn that Japan was the first to explore an asteroid and to glimpse the vivid efforts behind that achievement. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in space science and technology or asteroid exploration.
Yuichi Tsuda: Hayabusa
This book recounts the entire Hayabusa2 mission, Japan’s asteroid probe that launched into space in 2014, collected material from the asteroid Ryugu, and successfully returned it to Earth in 2020, astonishing the world. Yuichi Tsuda, who led the Hayabusa2 team as project manager, looks back in detail at every aspect of the mission, from developing the spacecraft and forming the team to operating it in the field. He brings the long space mission vividly back to life: the planning and design questions he faced when he joined the project in 2009, the intense training before and after launch, and the urgent crises and responses during operations at Ryugu. This is an especially valuable reference for Korea today, as it establishes a space agency and begins space-exploration projects in earnest. The Hayabusa2 project unfolds at times scientifically and at times almost like literature. The book clearly explains, using scientific knowledge, new technologies such as swing-bys, orbital design, and the spacecraft’s ion engine, radar, and impact device. The twists, struggles, and persistence of the researchers and team members feel as vivid as a novel. It conveys not only knowledge of space science but also the concrete efforts and pure passion of scientists striving to push technology to its limits. Following Hayabusa2’s exciting, suspenseful journey to overcome the fear of failure and reach the stars lets readers experience the knowledge and wonder of space exploration alongside the dynamism of people who dare to take on a challenge.
Korean title: 하야부사
Korean author: 쓰다 유이치
Korean publisher: 동아시아
ISBN-13: 9788962622812
Reviews
What an incredible project: collecting samples from an asteroid! I read on with my heart pounding. The author explains scientific terms clearly, so I could follow along without difficulty and felt I was traveling with Hayabusa. The situations are described so well that I almost felt I was taking part myself. I’m excited that we may gradually uncover more scientific knowledge and the secrets of the universe. Humanity is taking one step at a time into space!
Hayabusa: The Secret Behind Japan’s Strength in Space, by Yuichi Tsuda. A graduate of the University of Tokyo’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and its doctoral program, Tsuda led the Hayabusa2 team at Japan’s JAXA and served as the youngest project manager for a space-exploration mission. This research report records how Hayabusa2 landed on the asteroid Ryugu, collected samples, and returned to Earth. It makes me appreciate the importance of dynamics all over again. People say it is
I’m curious about places I can’t see or experience for myself, and space is one of them. I don’t know much about it, but I always find myself watching closely when a spacecraft launches, and when space appears in a movie, I feel wonder and regret that I cannot see it with my own eyes. Hayabusa HAYABUSA is a book that helps fill that gap with detailed explanations. Translator’s notes explain difficult words, and photos and charts show how many stages of research and experimentation a long space
I won an event held by East Asia Publishing and got to read this wonderful book early. Hayabusa is Japan’s asteroid-exploration probe; there were two spacecraft, Hayabusa 1 and Hayabusa2. Because asteroids have weak gravity, landing on one is among the most difficult space missions. The Hayabusa project collected samples and brought them back to Earth. The first spacecraft also has a moving story that will go down in space-development history: despite failures in nearly every component,
Hayabusa is a book that sparks interest in scientific exploration and again reminds us of the value of challenge and perseverance. I recommend it not only to people interested in space exploration but also to anyone dreaming of a new challenge. Through this book, readers can vividly experience Hayabusa2’s remarkable achievements and the human stories behind them. Personally, I think the highlights are the successful asteroid landing and sample-return sections. I recommend it to everyone who
Space and science may sound like difficult subjects, but once I opened the book and started reading, it felt less difficult than like watching a movie that was tense and joyful at the same time. Anyone interested in space should read it. Even if you are not interested in space, it reads like a novel and is so absorbing that I finished the whole thing in one sitting. The cover and interior design are beautiful, and the book is easy to read.
Even dust from an asteroid, once studied on Earth, can provide a great deal of information and contribute to making our lives more comfortable. Hayabusa is a small spacecraft that helped do that! Hayabusa is still active in space! I read this book with gratitude.
The Hayabusa asteroid-exploration mission is told clearly from the perspective of the people who developed it. The technical details are well explained, and reading it feels like watching a movie.
“Humanity’s hand reaches a new, tiny world.” The last Hayabusa news I heard was that the samples contained a wide variety of amino acids. Amino acids...! For a moment, the universe felt full of many forms of life. Who are we? Where did we come from? Are we alone? These questions keep returning, carrying a fundamental loneliness. Perhaps amino acids from beyond Earth, exposed to Earth’s atmosphere and sunlight, helped create life on our planet; if so, it seems possible that similar processes
This book gave me the chance to learn in depth about the development of Japan’s distinctive aerospace science and technology and the Hayabusa asteroid probe. I have long been interested in space science and technology, and I was moved to learn that Japan was the first to explore an asteroid and to glimpse the vivid efforts behind that achievement. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in space science and technology or asteroid exploration.
