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Students Take Pictures From Space On $150 Budget

Posted by Soulskill on from the i-can-see-my-house-from-here dept.

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 Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Right, that way they can screw up everyone's wifi from miles up. No thanks.
    Ham radio is obsolete and worthless. It's dead, the corpse smells, and someone needs to bury it.