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European Students to Put Microsatellite Into Orbit
Astervitude writes "A Frankenstein's microsatellite made out of parts "donated" by university students across Europe will be launched on September 30 atop a Russian booster. Space.com reports that more than 400 students "spread across 23 universities and 12 countries" spent 18 months designing and building the SSETI Express. While its acronym sounds suspiciously similar to that of a project that seeks to uncover signs of intelligent life beyond Earth, the SSETI or Student Space Exploration Technology Initiative mission is actually part of an effort by the European Space Agency "to boost student interest in space technology and offer some hands-on experience." The satellite itself weighs a mere 136 pounds and is the "size of a small washing machine", as shown in this ESA photo. Visitors to the mission site may want to check out the contest page for ham radio operators to help collect data from the satellite."
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Now that college students are sending shit into space. Sigma Chi leaders are determining whether or not they should send 20 of their best brothers' sperm into space. You can read more about it here. Earth 1 Mars bacteria that might or might not exist 0.
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This was the worst cd I've ever heard. If I ever see the guy who wrote / sang this shit, I'll beat his ass into the ground. What a cry-baby pussy. Why don't you do everyone else a favor and kill yourself, or at least show up for an ass-whooping.
Sincerely,
nkiest@ups.edu
Nick Kiest
Trimble Hall, room 205A
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, Wa. 98416
253-879-5241
I would not call Europe communist in general.
I would not call Europe communist at all, not even current Eastern Europe. If you knew what the actual real totalitarian communism was (and unfortunately still is in some corners of the World), you wouldn't even make the comparison.