这是抓拍到的日本隼鸟号探测器在2010年3月返回地球时途经澳大利亚南部上时空留下的身影。

The Hayabusa spacecraft was captured over Southern Australiaduring its re-entry on 13 June 2010.

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“隼鸟”号飞船则是在2003年发射升空，到2005年与Itokawa小行星的轨道同步运转。

Hayabusa was launched in 2003 and matched orbits with Itokawa in 2005.

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日本也在酝酿向月球发射飞行器，同时已经开展了其它的太空开发活动，例如最近的前往小行星的“隼鸟号”探测器。

Japan is also mulling a moonshot, and has branched out into other space exploration, such as the recent Hayabusa mission to an asteroid.

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