The hieroglyph writ large on the side of the predatory-looking machine’s fairing says it all. The symbol is in Kanji, and the Japanese character is pronounced “hayabusa,” meaning “strong and fast.” Translating from the Japanese, the word actually means the peregrine falcon—the world’s fastest bird. During its spectacular dive for prey from around a mile high, the peregrine flies at over 200 mph as it screams silently out of the sky toward its prey.
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