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Mini Satellites Could Revolutionize Space Industry

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the smaller-cheaper-space-junk dept.

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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  1. FRISKY POST! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Frisked.

  2. Re:Wow - miniature satallites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and so expensive that only the 5 richest kings of Europe will own one.

    Don't forget the counter-pope, George Bush IV.

    He will want one, too.

  3. google paid links in main list? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    If I search e.g. for Skype I get as the top link in Google, in the main results list:
    Skype - The whole world can talk for free.Peer to peer voice service. Users may call landlines and cellphones for a fee; users may call each other for free. Source code is not available. www.skype.com/ - 10k - 29 Aug 2005 - Cached - Similar pages Products - International pages - Store - About SkypeOut More results from www.skype.com
    I don't get these lovely links for most other sites. What's going on?
  4. YOU DID IT!!! by FIRST+BUSH+BASH! · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thank you, sir. You introduced liberal handwring quite quickly in this topic. By the way, GW is not a Catholic, but the distinction is surely lost on someone as educated as yourself.