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Disembodied Spacesuit set to orbit Earth

Started by Whitters, Jan 26, 2006, 23:47:37

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NASA Science News for January 26, 2006
A very strange satellite is about to go into Earth orbit. It's "SuitSat," an empty spacesuit thrown overboard from the International Space Station. Using a simple police scanner or ham radio, you can listen to SuitSat when it orbits over your hometown.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/26jan_suitsat.htm?list193774

The Science@NASA Podcast feed is available at http://science.nasa.gov/podcast.xml.