Satellites To Try Formation Flying on ISS 42
SoySauc writes "From a story on the New Scientist site: 'A soccer-ball-sized satellite will soon be floating aboard the International Space Station. Once joined by two others, it will help researchers test formation flying and autonomous rendezvous and docking maneuvers for future orbiting satellites.' NASA's DART mission was designed to do the same thing, but in 2005 shut itself down and bumped into the satellite it was only meant to approach."
Satellites and soccer... (Score:1, Funny)
Btw, around here, soccer balls are known as mini death stars...
HAHAHA! (Score:5, Funny)
HAHAHA Euro-fa... oh, uh. Right. NASA.
Other uses? (Score:5, Funny)
By the look of it you could also use it for lightsabre practice. Indoors, at least.
The Real Purpose... (Score:5, Funny)
Oooh put a bunch of high power leds or lasers on those suckers and you could use them as pixels. Pop-ups IN SPAAACE!
Hots tips from the Dart mission (Score:2, Funny)
Re:SPHERES (Worst acronym ever) (Score:5, Funny)
"That's a great idea Johnson, it's descriptive, uses buzz words. I can't think of a better name. Sheer genius!"
"Thank you sir, oh hey, that spells out SPHERES!!"
"My God, you're right! What an amzing coincidence!!"
I pray to God it didn't happen like that, hopefully they came up with the name first for PR reasons. . .
The race is on... (Score:2, Funny)
Unit systems (Score:1, Funny)