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Hayabusa amigurumi

Hayabusa amigurumi
Hayabusa amigurumi "Amigurumi" is (according to Wikipedia) the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll. Emily Lakdawalla designed and crocheted this amigurumi of Hayabusa-kun (little brother Hayabusa) during the days of the spacecraft's dramatic return to Earth. It includes the four ion engines, sampling horn, sample return capsule, high-gain antenna, and solar panels. Emily Lakdawalla