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Starshine 3 is Toast

Posted by michael on from the crispy-on-the-outside dept.

DeAshcroft writes "The Project Starshine page has the announcement that Starshine 3 reentered the atmosphere at 0540 hours UTC, Jan 21. They are asking anyone who saw the reentry to send their observations (and pictures). Starshine 3 carried 1500 mirrors, polished by students at 1000 schools in 30 countries, and came down about two years ahead of schedule because the sun has been making trouble. Starshine 4 and 5 are waiting for space on a shuttle (ahem), mid-2004 at the earliest."

4 of 13 comments (clear)

  1. Re-entry by docbrown42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wouldn't re-entry polish those mirrors wven more?

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    1. Re:Re-entry by Single+GNU+Theory · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes, but more in the informal sense of "polished off" than other definitions of polish.

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  2. Re:Evidence we've been damaging the environment by JUSTONEMORELATTE · · Score: 3, Funny

    I tried to mod this, but I couldn't find the "-1 OffHisRocker" option.

  3. Sure will make by SteakandcheeseUm · · Score: 2, Funny

    These people happy : Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie. This guy projected that the Government was using starshine to control your mind.