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Nanosatellite controlled by Google's Nexus One will blast into space on February 25th

The Verge
Friday, 8 February 2013

Nanosatellite controlled by Google's Nexus One will blast into space on February 25thFor the first time ever, a smartphone will take full control of an operational satellite deep in outer space. At least, that's assuming everything goes according to plan during the mission of Strand-1, which will be carrying Google's beloved Nexus One 487 miles above the earth's surface on the back of a rocket. Speaking to BBC News, lead engineer Dr. Chris Bridges, said the Nexus One's hardware hasn't been modified or altered in any way. "We've essentially got a regular phone, connected up the USB to it and put it in the satellite," he said.

The phone will be running custom software, of course, including a student-designed app that will yet again test whether screams can be heard from the confines of space. (Scientists are already...
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