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Students Take Pictures From Space On $150 Budget

An anonymous reader writes "Two MIT students have successfully photographed the earth from space on a strikingly low budget of $148. Perhaps more significantly, they managed to accomplish this feat using components available off-the-shelf to the average layperson, opening the door for a new generation of amateur space enthusiasts. The pair plan to launch again soon and hope that their achievements will inspire teachers and students to pursue similar endeavors."

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  1. Re:This is hardly anything new by dgatwood · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, that's an easy one. Use precisely guided rockets and explosives to carve her face on the surface of the moon....

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