"Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper ... "The flags and the number markings on the crane — there is a number '10' on each of its wings and a flag from each one of our countries ...

she found solace in the centuries-old Japanese tradition of folding paper cranes, wishing on each folded wing that she might live. Before her death, Sasaki and her friends folded 1,300 paper ...

The number 10 for Crew-10 and U.S., Japanese and Russian flags were added to the crocheted origami crane's wings and tail to give the appearance of airplane markings, representing the astronauts ...