October, 2003
True, if only we had a more of a budget, right?
Of course.
It's alright.
Because we didn't have enough money, people were able to cover it.
Everyone, you're the best.
What Minerva says is compelling.
Hearing that makes me happy.
You want what you want.
Between the end of October and the beginning of November,
the largest solar flare in recorded history was observed.
With enough radiation poured out that a human would not have stood a chance,
Ah....
Kuh....
Hayabusa!?
Hayabusa!?
Are you alright!?
Geeze . . . but I can't say anything.
Somehow...
Hayabusa was struck with a multitude of energies.
The Baptism of Deep Space