[FOTZeiss] 2013 Launch: NASA 'Nanosatellites' w/Smartphone Technology

[Glenn A. Walsh]

To be rocketed into space early next year, PhoneSat is set to showcase use of lower cost, off-the-store-shelf, commercially available technology that enables space commerce, educational activities and citizen-exploration.

There are three prototype satellites built for launch in the PhoneSat Project, each a "nanosatellite" that is a 4-inch cube and weighs just three pounds. The three PhoneSats are dubbed Alexander, Graham, and Bell. 

http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2012/12/2013-launch-nasa-nanosatellite.html

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Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,
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