Monday, January 30, 2006

Recycled Suit

Not an empty suit

On February 4th, they're going to toss a spacesuit loaded with a radio transmitter out the airlock of the International Space Station to create a new satellite. [link]

It will float in space broadcasting a signal that ham radio operators will be able to receive with cute little surprise messages. Until its orbit decays in about six weeks and it burns up in the atmosphere.

Meanwhile underprivileged astronaut students can't afford their own spacesuits and there they are throwing them away up there so radio nerds can get their jollies. It makes me sad.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

After spending so much time looking for arkansas lemon law, I just have to say thanks for the post. A

arkansas lemon law isn't always easy to find the best information on. Anyway, thanks again.

4th Dwarf said...

Gee, Anonymous, you should try Google. There's all sorts of good stuff about the Arkansas Lemon Law there.