Mini Satellites Could Revolutionize Space Industry

An anonymous reader writes "Space Daily reports that University of Toronto researchers are working on a project that could replace conventional satellites with a miniature version no larger than a milk carton. From the article: "At only 3.5 kilograms, the Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment 2 (CanX-2) will test small, low-power devices that could lay the groundwork for flying formations of small satellites that could eventually replace larger, more expensive satellites."

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Re:Hmmm smaller satallites

[Itchy Rich]

Exactly. These will be cheaper and hence more numerous, so will be more difficult to track both in terms of size and quantity.

I'm sure George Bush will do something to stop this, after all, if space is full of tiny metal manaces where will he be able to park his space weapons?