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Satellite Clusters Go Into Space

Posted by michael on from the synchronized-orbiting dept.

prostoalex writes "This Thursday Payload Systems will launch its first set of volleyball-sized satellites from a launching pad in Kazakhstan. The SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold, Engage & Reorient Experiment Satellites) is a joint project between Payload and MIT. The satellites can fly in formation, share information with one another, and help other satellites with refueling and repairs."

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  1. Re:Obligatory Beowulf/Soviet Russia comment. by Sanga · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you must, at least get it right ...

    In soviet russia a beowulf cluster of satellites owns all your bases and launches you and Portman for ???

    3. Profit!!!!

  2. Re:Obligatory Beowulf/Soviet Russia comment. by corkhead0 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1. You forgot some of it, you insensitive clod!

    2. In soviet russia a beowulf cluster of satellites owns all your bases and launches you (the insensitive clod) and Portman for ???

    3. Profit!!!

  3. Re:Obligatory Beowulf/Soviet Russia comment. by NanoGator · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "In soviet russia a beowulf cluster of satellites gets launched by you? "

    I, for one, welcome our Redundant overlords.

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  4. It's obligatory, but... by FooAtWFU · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Imagine running a Beowulf cluster on these things! ...

    (I don't even know what a Beowulf cluster is, but it seemed to figure prominently in jokes for the Spray-On Computers story ;)

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