Satellites on the Cheap

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday January 24, 2002 @01:22AM from the now-thats-cool dept.

An anonymous reader writes "At a cost of just $50,000 - including plane tickets to the Alaska launch site - it was constructed using off-the-shelf parts not designed to withstand the rigors of space. Its life span was only expected to be a few months. Six students put together the satellite last year after a three-year research and design project made possible with a grant from Boeing Co. The Department of Defense (news - web sites) Space Test Program approved the project and put it on a launch list"" Beats doing the egg drop.

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Re:The article shows it... ^^^ MOD THIS UP by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-24 01:35 · Score: -1, Offtopic

It's hilarious!!
Re:Early pagelengthening post! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-24 01:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic

fuck me! That man cant still be alive?!
Re:History of amateur space exploration by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-24 01:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Shut up.
Re:History of amateur space exploration by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-24 02:02 · Score: -1, Offtopic

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF

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+SATURDAY MORNING+
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Re:Ohboyohboyohboy, I love Karma by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-24 02:07 · Score: -1, Offtopic

wow, same link as they had in the article.. you are an truly awesome whore..
moderators...please... this is a r-e-d-u-n-d-a-n-t post, not, repeat not an informative....
Re:Off topic, but started on topic. by Spunk · 2002-01-24 02:10 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Hmm. Can't find anything.
/. needs.... by C_nemo · 2002-01-24 02:14 · Score: 0, Offtopic

...a modding system down to -oo, you page lenghtening bastards!!!...

when wil the space-DIY-HOWTO be out?