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From: Penn State Newswire
Sent: Thursday, 21 June, 2012 17:53
To: [email protected]
Subject: Penn State Daily Newswire (6.21.2012)
Penn State Daily Newswire - 6.21.2012
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2. Satellite battery could put Nittany Lion paw print in space
On Feb. 3, 2006, astronauts launched the space age's strangest satellite: an
old spacesuit fitted with a transmitter, a temperature sensor and some
batteries. The suit was a DIY satellite. It circled the Earth twice,
repeating
a greeting recorded in multiple languages; ham radio operators listened in
as
it passed overhead. Then the batteries died. The 2013 model will be
considerably more advanced, including the battery, which was designed by
three
undergraduate students at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
Read the full story on Live: http://live.psu.edu/story/60125#nw1
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73
Ken Chaffee, WA1QXR
AMSAT Life Member # 472
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